Bowling Green Lake vs Whiteside Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Bowling Green Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Whiteside Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Bowling Green Lake and Whiteside 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 close: Bowling Green Lake (C) and Whiteside Lake (C) 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.
Whiteside Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Bowling Green Lake | Whiteside Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 5.5 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 24.6 µg/L | 26 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 5.1 µg/L | 14.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 20 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
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 Whiteside Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 5.5 ft vs 3.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Bowling Green Lake also leads with 0 species.