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Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam vs Peters Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Peters Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam (D, Poor). Both are in Howard County, Wisconsin.

Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam and Peters Lake 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 — Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam (D) versus Peters 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.

D

Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam

Howard County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.7 ft of visibility.

D

Peters Lake

Howard County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.1 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricDc Rogers Lake Nr. DamPeters Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)D (Poor)
Water Clarity2.7 ft2.1 ft
Phosphorus41.3 µg/L54 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)21.8 µg/L19.4 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area184 acres107 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Peters Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam's Grade D. Water clarity: 2.1 ft vs 2.7 ft. For fishing diversity, Peters Lake also leads with 0 species.