Bowling Green Lake vs Lincoln Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lincoln Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Bowling Green Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Bowling Green Lake and Lincoln Lake sit in Missouri. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Bowling Green Lake (C) and Lincoln Lake (B) 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.
Bowling Green Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.
Lincoln Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Bowling Green Lake | Lincoln Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 5.5 ft | 5.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 24.6 µg/L | 12.7 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 5.1 µg/L | 3.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 48 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Lincoln Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Bowling Green Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 5.7 ft vs 5.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Lincoln Lake also leads with 0 species.