Peaceful Valley Lake vs Port Hudson Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Peaceful Valley Lake and Port Hudson Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Peaceful Valley Lake and Port Hudson 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 — Peaceful Valley Lake (C) versus Port Hudson 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.
Peaceful Valley Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Port Hudson Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.1 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Peaceful Valley Lake | Port Hudson Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 4 ft | 6.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | 25.7 µg/L | 20.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 9.1 µg/L | 7.5 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 164 acres | 55 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Peaceful Valley Lake: 4 ft, Port Hudson Lake: 6.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Peaceful Valley Lake matches its peer on species count.