Crowder S.P. Lake vs Jamesport City Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Jamesport City Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Crowder S.P. Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Crowder S.P. Lake and Jamesport City 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Crowder S.P. Lake (F) versus Jamesport City Lake (D). 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.
Crowder S.P. Lake
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.
Jamesport City Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crowder S.P. Lake | Jamesport City Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 110 µg/L | 147.7 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 176.4 µg/L | 15.5 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 22 acres | 22 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
Jamesport City Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Crowder S.P. Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Jamesport City Lake also leads with 0 species.