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Lake Serene vs Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Lake Serene (D, Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Lake Serene and Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam sit in Missouri. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any grade differences here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies grading them. The grades are close: Lake Serene (D) and Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam (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.

D

Lake Serene

Franklin County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility.

C

Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.4 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricLake SereneLake Tishomingo Nr. Dam
Overall GradeD (Poor)C (Fair)
Water Clarity2.6 ft5.4 ft
Phosphorus39.5 µg/L23.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)13.6 µg/L7.1 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area65 acres120 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Lake Serene's Grade D. Water clarity: 5.4 ft vs 2.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Lake Tishomingo Nr. Dam also leads with 0 species.