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Goose Creek Lake vs Lake Capri

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Lake Capri has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Goose Creek Lake (A, Excellent). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Goose Creek Lake and Lake Capri 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 — Goose Creek Lake (A) versus Lake Capri (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.

A

Goose Creek Lake

Ste. Genevieve County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 9.9 ft.

A

Lake Capri

St. Francois County, Wisconsin

Crystal clear, you can see 16.3 ft down.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricGoose Creek LakeLake Capri
Overall GradeA (Excellent)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity9.9 ft16.3 ft
Phosphorus9.5 µg/L5.7 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)2 µg/L0.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area379 acres112 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateoligotrophicoligotrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Lake Capri wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Goose Creek Lake's Grade A. Water clarity: 16.3 ft vs 9.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Lake Capri also leads with 0 species.