Cameron Lake Deep Site vs Cameron Lake Nr. Dam
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Cameron Lake Deep Site and Cameron Lake Nr. Dam both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in DeKalb County, Wisconsin.
Cameron Lake Deep Site and Cameron Lake Nr. Dam 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Cameron Lake Deep Site (F) versus Cameron Lake Nr. Dam (F). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Cameron Lake Deep Site
Very murky, less than 1.9 ft of visibility.
Cameron Lake Nr. Dam
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Cameron Lake Deep Site | Cameron Lake Nr. Dam |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.9 ft | 1.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 103 µg/L | 128.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 34.2 µg/L | 52.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 21 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Cameron Lake Deep Site: 1.9 ft, Cameron Lake Nr. Dam: 1.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Cameron Lake Deep Site matches its peer on species count.