Governor Bond Lake vs Lou Yaeger Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Governor Bond Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lou Yaeger Lake. Both are in Illinois.
Both Governor Bond Lake and Lou Yaeger Lake sit in Illinois. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Governor Bond Lake and Lou Yaeger Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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.
Governor Bond Lake
Very murky, less than 1.2 ft of visibility.
Lou Yaeger Lake
Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Governor Bond Lake | Lou Yaeger Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 1.2 ft | 1.8 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 175 µg/L Better | 255 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 91 µg/L | 72.6 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 900 acres | 1,410 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | hypereutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Governor Bond Lake and Lou Yaeger Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Governor Bond Lake: 1.2 ft, Lou Yaeger Lake: 1.8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Governor Bond Lake matches its peer on species count.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.