Iowa Lkt Lake vs Lake Iowa Park Beach
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Iowa Lkt Lake and Lake Iowa Park Beach both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Iowa County, Wisconsin.
Iowa Lkt Lake and Lake Iowa Park Beach 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Iowa Lkt Lake (D) versus Lake Iowa Park Beach (D). 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.
Iowa Lkt Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft.
Lake Iowa Park Beach
Murky, only visible to about 3.4 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Iowa Lkt Lake | Lake Iowa Park Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.7 ft | 3.4 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 92 acres | 92 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 D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Iowa Lkt Lake: 3.7 ft, Lake Iowa Park Beach: 3.4 ft) and what you want from the lake. Iowa Lkt Lake matches its peer on species count.