Cattails 1 Lake vs Cedar Hill Lake 1
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Cattails 1 Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Cedar Hill Lake 1 (D, Poor). Both are in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Both Cattails 1 Lake and Cedar Hill Lake 1 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. Cattails 1 Lake (B) is materially cleaner than Cedar Hill Lake 1 (D). A gap that wide is unlikely to close in a single year of remediation work; it reflects multi-decade differences in the lakes themselves.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Cattails 1 Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Cattails 1 Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.3 ft.
Cedar Hill Lake 1
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Cattails 1 Lake | Cedar Hill Lake 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 6.3 ft | 2.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16 µg/L | 54.3 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 1.5 µg/L | 16.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 11 acres | 11 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Cattails 1 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Cedar Hill Lake 1's Grade D. Water clarity: 6.3 ft vs 2.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Cattails 1 Lake also leads with 0 species.