Fort des Moines Park Pond vs Lake Ahquabi
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fort des Moines Park Pond and Lake Ahquabi both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Fort des Moines Park Pond and Lake Ahquabi sit in Iowa. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Fort des Moines Park Pond (F) versus Lake Ahquabi (F). 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.
Fort des Moines Park Pond
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Lake Ahquabi
Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fort des Moines Park Pond | Lake Ahquabi |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.8 ft | 1.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 32.6 µg/L | 42.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 11.6 acres | 113 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Fort des Moines Park Pond: 2.8 ft, Lake Ahquabi: 1.8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Fort des Moines Park Pond matches its peer on species count.