Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access vs Pony Express Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access and Pony Express Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in DeKalb County, Wisconsin.
Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access and Pony Express 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 Nr. Access (D) and Pony Express Lake (D) 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.
Pony Express Lake
Very murky, less than 1.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access | Pony Express Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 1.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 71.3 µg/L | 53.2 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 24.3 µg/L | 26.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 45 acres | 164 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to what you want from the lake. Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access matches its peer on species count.