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Indian Creek Lake vs Jamesport Community Lake

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

Indian Creek Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Jamesport Community Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Indian Creek Lake and Jamesport Community Lake 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 close: Indian Creek Lake (D) and Jamesport Community 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.

D

Indian Creek Lake

Livingston County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.

F

Jamesport Community Lake

Daviess County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 0.9 ft of visibility.

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.

MetricIndian Creek LakeJamesport Community Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity5.5 ft0.9 ft
Phosphorus80 µg/L160.3 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)10.9 µg/L111.4 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area192 acres30 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophichypereutrophic

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

Verdict

Indian Creek Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Jamesport Community Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 5.5 ft vs 0.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Indian Creek Lake also leads with 0 species.