Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access vs King Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than King Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in DeKalb County, Wisconsin.
Both Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access and King Lake 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 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 Nr. Access
No clarity data.
King Lake
Very murky, less than 0.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access | King Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 0.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 71.3 µg/L | 186 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 24.3 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 Nr. Access wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus King Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access also leads with 0 species.