Harrison County Lake Intake vs Lake Paho
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Harrison County Lake Intake and Lake Paho both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Harrison County Lake Intake and Lake Paho 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: Harrison County Lake Intake (D) and Lake Paho (D) 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.
Harrison County Lake Intake
Very murky, less than 1.7 ft of visibility.
Lake Paho
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Harrison County Lake Intake | Lake Paho |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.7 ft | 2.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | 66.7 µg/L | 37 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 27.6 µg/L | 48.2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 292 acres | 269.1 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Harrison County Lake Intake: 1.7 ft, Lake Paho: 2.2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Harrison County Lake Intake matches its peer on species count.