Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access vs Cameron Lake Nr. Dam
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Cameron Lake Nr. Dam (F, Very Poor). Both are in DeKalb County, Wisconsin.
Both Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access and Cameron Lake 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: Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access (D) and Cameron Lake Nr. Dam (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 Nr. Access
No clarity data.
Cameron Lake Nr. Dam
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access | Cameron Lake Nr. Dam |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 1.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 71.3 µg/L | 128.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 24.3 µg/L | 52.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 177 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 Nr. Access wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Cameron Lake Nr. Dam's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access also leads with 0 species.