Humeston Reservoir vs Little River Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Humeston Reservoir and Little River Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Humeston Reservoir and Little River Lake sit in Iowa. 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: Humeston Reservoir (F) and Little River Lake (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.
Humeston Reservoir
Very murky, less than 1.6 ft of visibility.
Little River Lake
Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Humeston Reservoir | Little River Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1.6 ft | 2.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 41.4 µg/L | 70 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 37.4 acres | 787 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 (Humeston Reservoir: 1.6 ft, Little River Lake: 2.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Humeston Reservoir matches its peer on species count.