Hooper Pond Lake vs Lake Ahquabi
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Hooper Pond Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Lake Ahquabi (F, Very Poor). Both are in Warren County, Wisconsin.
Hooper Pond Lake and Lake Ahquabi are both in Iowa — 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: Hooper Pond Lake (D) and Lake Ahquabi (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.
Hooper Pond Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Lake Ahquabi
Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Hooper Pond Lake | Lake Ahquabi |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.5 ft | 1.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 25.1 µg/L | 42.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 44.8 acres | 113 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
Hooper Pond Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Lake Ahquabi's Grade F. Water clarity: 2.5 ft vs 1.8 ft. For fishing diversity, Hooper Pond Lake also leads with 0 species.