Pomme de Terre Lake vs Pomme de Terre Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Pomme de Terre Lake and Pomme de Terre Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Nutrient-rich). Both are in Hickory County, Missouri.
Both Pomme de Terre Lake and Pomme de Terre 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: Pomme de Terre Lake (D) and Pomme de Terre Lake (D) 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.
Pomme de Terre Lake
Very murky, less than 2.6 ft of visibility.
Pomme de Terre Lake
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pomme de Terre Lake | Pomme de Terre Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Nutrient-rich) | D (Nutrient-rich) |
| Water Clarity | 2.6 ft | 2.8 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 39 µg/L | 33 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 19.9 µg/L | 14.9 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 7,820 acres | 7,820 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Pomme de Terre Lake: 2.6 ft, Pomme de Terre Lake: 2.8 ft) and what you want from the lake. Pomme de Terre Lake matches its peer on species count.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.