Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam vs King Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than King Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in DeKalb County, Wisconsin.
Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam and King 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: Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam (D) and King Lake (F) 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.
Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
King Lake
Very murky, less than 0.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam | King Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.2 ft | 0.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 50 µg/L | 186 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 50.3 µg/L | 39.2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 184 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus King Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 2.2 ft vs 0.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam also leads with 0 species.