Perry City Lake vs Vandalia Community Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Perry City Lake and Vandalia Community Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Perry City Lake and Vandalia Community 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: Perry City Lake (F) and Vandalia Community Lake (F) 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.
Perry City Lake
No clarity data.
Vandalia Community Lake
Very murky, less than 1.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Perry City Lake | Vandalia Community Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 1.8 ft |
| Phosphorus | 240 µg/L | 110 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 42 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 16 acres | 38 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to what you want from the lake. Perry City Lake matches its peer on species count.