Finger Lakes vs Mckee Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Finger Lakes has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Mckee Pond (C, Fair). Both are in Boone County, Wisconsin.
Finger Lakes and Mckee Pond 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: Finger Lakes (B) and Mckee Pond (C) 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.
Finger Lakes
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.9 ft.
Mckee Pond
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Finger Lakes | Mckee Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 7.9 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16.5 µg/L | 56 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 6.1 µg/L | 18.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 79 acres | 13 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
Finger Lakes wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Mckee Pond's Grade C. Water clarity: 7.9 ft vs 3.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Finger Lakes also leads with 0 species.