Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam vs Lake Luna
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam and Lake Luna both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam and Lake Luna 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. The grades are close: Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam (F) and Lake Luna (F) 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.
Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam
Very murky, less than 0.9 ft of visibility.
Lake Luna
Very murky, less than 1.2 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam | Lake Luna |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 0.9 ft | 1.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | 194 µg/L | 192.9 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 152.7 µg/L | 92.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 50 acres | 17 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam: 0.9 ft, Lake Luna: 1.2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Drexel City Reservoir South Nr. Dam matches its peer on species count.