Forest Lake vs Milan Lake North
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Forest Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Milan Lake North (B, Good). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Forest Lake and Milan Lake North 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: Forest Lake (B) and Milan Lake North (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.
Forest Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.1 ft.
Milan Lake North
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Forest Lake | Milan Lake North |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 4.1 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 18 µg/L | 51.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.8 µg/L | 7.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 646 acres | 15 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
Forest Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Milan Lake North's Grade B. For fishing diversity, Forest Lake also leads with 0 species.