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Pomme de Terre L. Lake vs Pomme de Terre Lake

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

Pomme de Terre Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Pomme de Terre L. Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Hickory County, Missouri.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

Pomme de Terre L. Lake and Pomme de Terre 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Pomme de Terre L. Lake (D) versus Pomme de Terre Lake (D). 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.

D

Pomme de Terre L. Lake

Hickory County, Missouri

Very murky, less than 2.1 ft of visibility.

D

Pomme de Terre Lake

Hickory County, Missouri

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.

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.

MetricPomme de Terre L. LakePomme de Terre Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)D (Poor)
Water Clarity2.1 ft2.8 ft
Phosphorus26 µg/L33 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)132.3 µg/L14.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area7.8K acres7.8K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Pomme de Terre Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Pomme de Terre L. Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 2.8 ft vs 2.1 ft. For fishing diversity, Pomme de Terre Lake also leads with 0 species.