One Horse Gap Lake vs Pounds Hollow Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
One Horse Gap Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Pounds Hollow Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
One Horse Gap Lake and Pounds Hollow Lake are both in Illinois — 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — One Horse Gap Lake (B) versus Pounds Hollow Lake (C). 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.
One Horse Gap Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Pounds Hollow Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | One Horse Gap Lake | Pounds Hollow Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 4 ft | 3.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 17 µg/L | 24 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 29 acres | 28 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
One Horse Gap Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Pounds Hollow Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 4 ft vs 3.9 ft. For fishing diversity, One Horse Gap Lake also leads with 0 species.