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Goose Creek Lake vs Port Perry Lake North Arm

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

Goose Creek Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Port Perry Lake North Arm (B, Good). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Goose Creek Lake and Port Perry Lake North Arm 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. The grades are close: Goose Creek Lake (A) and Port Perry Lake North Arm (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.

A

Goose Creek Lake

Ste. Genevieve County, Wisconsin

Good clarity, visible to about 9.9 ft.

B

Port Perry Lake North Arm

Perry County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.4 ft.

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 LakePort Perry Lake North Arm
Overall GradeA (Excellent)B (Good)
Water Clarity9.9 ft7.4 ft
Phosphorus9.5 µg/L9.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)2 µg/L2.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area379 acres12 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateoligotrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Goose Creek Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Port Perry Lake North Arm's Grade B. Water clarity: 9.9 ft vs 7.4 ft. For fishing diversity, Goose Creek Lake also leads with 0 species.