Finger Lakes vs Phillips Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Finger Lakes has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Phillips Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Boone County, Wisconsin.
Finger Lakes and Phillips Lake 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Finger Lakes (B) versus Phillips Lake (C). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Phillips Lake
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Finger Lakes | Phillips Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 7.9 ft | 2.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16.5 µg/L | 35.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 6.1 µg/L | 8.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 79 acres | 33 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 Phillips Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 7.9 ft vs 2.8 ft. For fishing diversity, Finger Lakes also leads with 0 species.