Hamilton Lake vs Jamesport Community Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Hamilton Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Jamesport Community Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Hamilton Lake and Jamesport Community Lake are both in Missouri — 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: Hamilton Lake (D) and Jamesport Community Lake (F) 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.
Hamilton Lake
No clarity data.
Jamesport Community Lake
Very murky, less than 0.9 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Hamilton Lake | Jamesport Community Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 0.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 64.2 µg/L | 160.3 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 20.7 µg/L | 111.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 76 acres | 30 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Hamilton Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Jamesport Community Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Hamilton Lake also leads with 0 species.