Brookfield Lake vs Lake Nehai Tonkayea
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Nehai Tonkayea has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Brookfield Lake (B, Good). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Brookfield Lake and Lake Nehai Tonkayea 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: Brookfield Lake (B) and Lake Nehai Tonkayea (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.
Brookfield Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.4 ft.
Lake Nehai Tonkayea
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Brookfield Lake | Lake Nehai Tonkayea |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 4.4 ft | 8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 19.7 µg/L | 10 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.9 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 106 acres | 250 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Lake Nehai Tonkayea wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Brookfield Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 8 ft vs 4.4 ft. For fishing diversity, Lake Nehai Tonkayea also leads with 0 species.