Bowling Green Lake vs Perry City Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Bowling Green Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Perry City Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Bowling Green Lake and Perry City Lake are both in Missouri — 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 meaningfully apart: Bowling Green Lake grades a C while Perry City Lake grades a F. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Bowling Green Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Bowling Green Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.
Perry City Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Bowling Green Lake | Perry City Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 5.5 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 24.6 µg/L | 240 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 5.1 µg/L | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 16 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Bowling Green Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Perry City Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Bowling Green Lake also leads with 0 species.