Cedar Lake vs Kent Park Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Kent Park Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Cedar Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Cedar Lake and Kent Park Lake sit in Iowa. 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 meaningfully apart: Kent Park Lake grades a C while Cedar Lake grades a F. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Kent Park 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?
Cedar Lake
Very murky, less than 0.9 ft of visibility.
Kent Park Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.8 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Cedar Lake | Kent Park Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 0.9 ft | 4.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 129 µg/L | 11.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 115 acres | 28.7 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Kent Park Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Cedar Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 4.8 ft vs 0.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Kent Park Lake also leads with 0 species.