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Mozingo Lake Between Arms vs Mozingo Lake

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

Mozingo Lake Between Arms has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Mozingo Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Nodaway County, Wisconsin.

Mozingo Lake Between Arms and Mozingo Lake 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: Mozingo Lake Between Arms grades a C while Mozingo Lake 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 — Mozingo Lake Between Arms 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?

C

Mozingo Lake Between Arms

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.

F

Mozingo Lake

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

No clarity data.

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.

MetricMozingo Lake Between ArmsMozingo Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity3.5 ftNo data
Phosphorus37.7 µg/L120 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)18.6 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area1.0K acres1.0K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophichypereutrophic

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

Verdict

Mozingo Lake Between Arms wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Mozingo Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Mozingo Lake Between Arms also leads with 0 species.