Fourche Creek Lake vs Mccormack Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fourche Creek Lake and Mccormack Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Fourche Creek Lake and Mccormack Lake 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Fourche Creek Lake (A) versus Mccormack Lake (A). 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.
Fourche Creek Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13.6 ft.
Mccormack Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 11.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fourche Creek Lake | Mccormack Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 13.6 ft | 11.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 9 µg/L | 6 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 1.3 µg/L | 3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 49 acres | 10 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Fourche Creek Lake: 13.6 ft, Mccormack Lake: 11.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Fourche Creek Lake matches its peer on species count.