Fellows Lake vs Lake Springfield
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fellows Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Lake Springfield (D, Poor). Both are in Greene County, Wisconsin.
Fellows Lake and Lake Springfield 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. Fellows Lake (B) is materially cleaner than Lake Springfield (D). A gap that wide is unlikely to close in a single year of remediation work; it reflects multi-decade differences in the lakes themselves.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Fellows Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Fellows Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.2 ft.
Lake Springfield
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fellows Lake | Lake Springfield |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 7.2 ft | 1.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 12 µg/L | 67.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.4 µg/L | 18.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 812 acres | 360 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Fellows Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Lake Springfield's Grade D. Water clarity: 7.2 ft vs 1.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Fellows Lake also leads with 0 species.