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Brookfield Lake vs Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam

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

Brookfield Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Brookfield Lake and Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam 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 Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam (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.

B

Brookfield Lake

Linn County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4.4 ft.

C

Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam

Chariton County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.

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.

MetricBrookfield LakeMarceline City Lake New Nr. Dam
Overall GradeB (Good)C (Fair)
Water Clarity4.4 ft3.5 ft
Phosphorus19.7 µg/L45.7 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)4.9 µg/L15.6 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area106 acres177 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statemesotrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Brookfield Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Marceline City Lake New Nr. Dam's Grade C. Water clarity: 4.4 ft vs 3.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Brookfield Lake also leads with 0 species.