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Bob White Lake vs Corydon Reservoir

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Bob White Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Corydon Reservoir (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wayne County, Wisconsin.

Bob White Lake and Corydon Reservoir are both in Iowa — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Bob White Lake (D) and Corydon Reservoir (F) are within one letter of each other on the LakeGrade rubric. The per-parameter sub-grades below will show where the small differences actually live.

With grades this close, the choice between the two lakes turns on non-water-quality factors: depth, fish species, public access, distance from home. The per-lake pages below cover all of those.

D

Bob White Lake

Wayne County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 0.6 ft of visibility.

F

Corydon Reservoir

Wayne County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1.9 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricBob White LakeCorydon Reservoir
Overall GradeD (Poor)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity0.6 ft1.9 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)10.1 µg/L44 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area104 acres66.9 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Bob White Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Corydon Reservoir's Grade F. Water clarity: 0.6 ft vs 1.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Bob White Lake also leads with 0 species.