Fox Valley Lake vs Memphis Lake No.1
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fox Valley Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Memphis Lake No.1 (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Fox Valley Lake and Memphis Lake No.1 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. Fox Valley Lake (B) is materially cleaner than Memphis Lake No.1 (F). A gap that wide is unlikely to close in a single year of remediation work; it reflects multi-decade differences in the lakes themselves.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Fox Valley Lake 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?
Fox Valley Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft.
Memphis Lake No.1
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fox Valley Lake | Memphis Lake No.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 8.5 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 16.5 µg/L | 106.7 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.6 µg/L | 48.9 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 96 acres | 41 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Fox Valley Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Memphis Lake No.1's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Fox Valley Lake also leads with 0 species.