Jacomo Lake vs Longview Lake by Dam
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Jacomo Lake and Longview Lake by Dam both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Jacomo Lake and Longview Lake by 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 — Jacomo Lake (C) versus Longview Lake by 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.
Jacomo Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Longview Lake by Dam
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Jacomo Lake | Longview Lake by Dam |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.3 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 20.5 µg/L | 23.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 13.6 µg/L | 15.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.2K acres | 930 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 C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Jacomo Lake: 3.3 ft, Longview Lake by Dam: 3.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Jacomo Lake matches its peer on species count.