Jacomo Lake vs Lotawana Lk. Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Jacomo Lake and Lotawana Lk. Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Jacomo Lake and Lotawana Lk. Lake 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. The grades are close: Jacomo Lake (C) and Lotawana Lk. Lake (C) 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.
Jacomo Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Lotawana Lk. Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Jacomo Lake | Lotawana Lk. Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.3 ft | 4.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 20.5 µg/L | 31 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 13.6 µg/L | 12.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.2K acres | 480 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, Lotawana Lk. Lake: 4.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Jacomo Lake matches its peer on species count.