Lake Nehai Tonkayea vs Lake Wooldridge
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Nehai Tonkayea has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Lake Wooldridge (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Lake Nehai Tonkayea and Lake Wooldridge 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 meaningfully apart: Lake Nehai Tonkayea grades a B while Lake Wooldridge grades a F. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Lake Nehai Tonkayea is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Lake Nehai Tonkayea
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.
Lake Wooldridge
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Nehai Tonkayea | Lake Wooldridge |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 8 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 10 µg/L | 220 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 1.3 µg/L | 777.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 250 acres | 20 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Lake Nehai Tonkayea wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Lake Wooldridge's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Lake Nehai Tonkayea also leads with 0 species.