Lake Belva Deer vs White Oak Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Belva Deer and White Oak Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Lake Belva Deer and White Oak Lake 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 — Lake Belva Deer (F) versus White Oak Lake (F). 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.
Lake Belva Deer
Very murky, less than 2.1 ft of visibility.
White Oak Lake
Very murky, less than 1.4 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Belva Deer | White Oak Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.1 ft | 1.4 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 40.3 µg/L | 68.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 247 acres | 20 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Lake Belva Deer: 2.1 ft, White Oak Lake: 1.4 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Belva Deer matches its peer on species count.