Fawn Lake vs Sherwood Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Sherwood Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Fawn Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Fawn Lake and Sherwood 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. The grades are close: Fawn Lake (C) and Sherwood Lake (B) 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.
Fawn Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.6 ft.
Sherwood Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fawn Lake | Sherwood Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 3.6 ft | 4.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 30 µg/L | 17.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 10.8 µg/L | 4.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 25 acres | 145 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Sherwood Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Fawn Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 4.9 ft vs 3.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Sherwood Lake also leads with 0 species.