Hazel Creek Lk. Lake vs Memphis Lake No.1
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Hazel Creek Lk. Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Memphis Lake No.1 (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Hazel Creek Lk. Lake and Memphis Lake No.1 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 meaningfully apart: Hazel Creek Lk. Lake grades a C while Memphis Lake No.1 grades a F. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Hazel Creek Lk. Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Hazel Creek Lk. Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.6 ft.
Memphis Lake No.1
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Memphis Lake No.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.6 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 24.5 µg/L | 106.7 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 9.6 µg/L | 48.9 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 515 acres | 41 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
Hazel Creek Lk. Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Memphis Lake No.1's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Hazel Creek Lk. Lake also leads with 0 species.