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Happy Holler Lake vs Mozingo Lake Between Arms

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

Mozingo Lake Between Arms has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Happy Holler Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Happy Holler Lake and Mozingo Lake Between Arms 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: Happy Holler Lake (C) and Mozingo Lake Between Arms (C) 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.

C

Happy Holler Lake

Andrew County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

C

Mozingo Lake Between Arms

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 3.5 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.

MetricHappy Holler LakeMozingo Lake Between Arms
Overall GradeC (Fair)C (Fair)
Water ClarityNo data3.5 ft
Phosphorus63 µg/L37.7 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)12.7 µg/L18.6 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area62 acres1.0K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Mozingo Lake Between Arms wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Happy Holler Lake's Grade C. For fishing diversity, Mozingo Lake Between Arms also leads with 0 species.