Loto Lake vs Loto Upstream of Dam Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Loto Lake and Loto Upstream of Dam Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Miller County, Wisconsin.
Both Loto Lake and Loto Upstream of Dam Lake 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Loto Lake (B) versus Loto Upstream of Dam Lake (B). 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.
Loto Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.9 ft.
Loto Upstream of Dam Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Loto Lake | Loto Upstream of Dam Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 6.9 ft | 6.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 10 µg/L | 28.1 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 12.5 µg/L | 9.2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 55.3K acres | 55.3K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Loto Lake: 6.9 ft, Loto Upstream of Dam Lake: 6.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Loto Lake matches its peer on species count.