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Mozingo Lake Between Arms vs Southern Mozingo Rservoir Lake

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

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

Mozingo Lake Between Arms and Southern Mozingo Rservoir 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 close: Mozingo Lake Between Arms (C) and Southern Mozingo Rservoir 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.

C

Mozingo Lake Between Arms

Nodaway County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.

C

Southern Mozingo Rservoir 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 ArmsSouthern Mozingo Rservoir Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)C (Fair)
Water Clarity3.5 ftNo data
Phosphorus37.7 µg/L40 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)18.6 µg/LNo data
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area1.0K acres1.0K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

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