Fox Valley Lake vs Poll Miller Park Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fox Valley Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Poll Miller Park Lake (C, Fair).
Fox Valley Lake is in Missouri; Poll Miller Park Lake is in Iowa. Cross-state comparisons carry an extra wrinkle — Minnesota PCA and Wisconsin DNR use slightly different sampling cadences and station coverage, though both feed the same EPA Water Quality Portal. The grades are close: Fox Valley Lake (B) and Poll Miller Park Lake (C) 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.
Fox Valley Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft.
Poll Miller Park Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fox Valley Lake | Poll Miller Park Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 8.5 ft | 5.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16.5 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.6 µg/L | 7.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 96 acres | 15.2 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
Fox Valley Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Poll Miller Park Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 8.5 ft vs 5.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Fox Valley Lake also leads with 0 species.