Finger Lakes vs Tri City Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Finger Lakes has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Tri City Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Boone County, Wisconsin.
Finger Lakes and Tri City 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. The grades are meaningfully apart: Finger Lakes grades a B while Tri City Lake grades a D. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Finger Lakes 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?
Finger Lakes
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.9 ft.
Tri City Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Finger Lakes | Tri City Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 7.9 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 16.5 µg/L | 76 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 6.1 µg/L | 24.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 79 acres | 28 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 Tri City Lake's Grade D. For fishing diversity, Finger Lakes also leads with 0 species.