Loto Lake vs Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Loto Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Loto Lake and Rinquelin Trail Comm. 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. The grades are close: Loto Lake (B) and Rinquelin Trail Comm. 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.
Loto Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.9 ft.
Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Loto Lake | Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 6.9 ft | 4.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 10 µg/L | 39 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 12.5 µg/L | 12.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 55.3K acres | 27 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
Loto Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Rinquelin Trail Comm. Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 6.9 ft vs 4.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Loto Lake also leads with 0 species.