Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam vs Fourche Creek Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fourche Creek Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam (B, Good). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam and Fourche Creek 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: Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam (B) and Fourche Creek Lake (A) 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.
Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft.
Fourche Creek Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam | Fourche Creek Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 5.7 ft | 13.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 15.7 µg/L | 9 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.7 µg/L | 1.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.6K acres | 49 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Fourche Creek Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Clearwater Lake Nr. Dam's Grade B. Water clarity: 13.6 ft vs 5.7 ft. For fishing diversity, Fourche Creek Lake also leads with 0 species.