Howlands Lake vs Lake Lincolndale
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Howlands Lake and Lake Lincolndale both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Westchester County, Wisconsin.
Both Howlands Lake and Lake Lincolndale sit in New York. 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: Howlands Lake (F) and Lake Lincolndale (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.
Howlands Lake
Very murky, less than 3.1 ft of visibility.
Lake Lincolndale
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Howlands Lake | Lake Lincolndale |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.1 ft | 2.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 26 acres | 22 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 F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Howlands Lake: 3.1 ft, Lake Lincolndale: 2.8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Howlands Lake matches its peer on species count.