Glendale Lake vs One Horse Gap Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Glendale Lake and One Horse Gap Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Pope County, Wisconsin.
Glendale Lake and One Horse Gap Lake are both in Illinois — 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. The grades are close: Glendale Lake (B) and One Horse Gap Lake (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.
Glendale Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.8 ft.
One Horse Gap Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Glendale Lake | One Horse Gap Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 4.8 ft | 4 ft |
| Phosphorus | 16 µg/L | 17 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 84 acres | 29 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Glendale Lake: 4.8 ft, One Horse Gap Lake: 4 ft) and what you want from the lake. Glendale Lake matches its peer on species count.