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Edwin A Pape Lake vs Lake Wooldridge

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

Edwin A Pape Lake has a higher water quality grade (F, Very Poor) than Lake Wooldridge (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Edwin A Pape Lake and Lake Wooldridge 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: Edwin A Pape Lake (F) and Lake Wooldridge (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.

F

Edwin A Pape Lake

Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.

F

Lake Wooldridge

Saline County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

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.

MetricEdwin A Pape LakeLake Wooldridge
Overall GradeF (Very Poor)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity1.8 ftNo data
Phosphorus82 µg/L220 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)116.6 µg/L777.8 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area284 acres20 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statehypereutrophichypereutrophic

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

Verdict

Edwin A Pape Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade F versus Lake Wooldridge's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Edwin A Pape Lake also leads with 0 species.