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Hunnewell Lake vs Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Hunnewell Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Hunnewell Lake and Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Hunnewell Lake (D) versus Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam (C). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.

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.

D

Hunnewell Lake

Shelby County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.

C

Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam

Monroe County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricHunnewell LakeMonroe City Lake B Nr. Dam
Overall GradeD (Poor)C (Fair)
Water Clarity3.2 ftNo data
Phosphorus36 µg/L44 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)15.4 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area228 acres50 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Hunnewell Lake's Grade D. For fishing diversity, Monroe City Lake B Nr. Dam also leads with 0 species.