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.
Edwin A Pape Lake
Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.
Lake Wooldridge
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Edwin A Pape Lake | Lake Wooldridge |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.8 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 82 µg/L | 220 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 116.6 µg/L | 777.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 284 acres | 20 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
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.