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Pomme de Terre Lake vs Pomme de Terre Lake

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

Pomme de Terre Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Pomme de Terre Lake (D, Nutrient-rich). Both are in Hickory County, Missouri.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

Pomme de Terre 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. The grades are close: Pomme de Terre Lake (C) 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.

C

Pomme de Terre Lake

Hickory County, Missouri

Murky, only visible to about 4.8 ft.

D

Pomme de Terre Lake

Hickory County, Missouri

Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricPomme de Terre LakePomme de Terre Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair) BetterD (Nutrient-rich)
Water Clarity4.8 ft Better2.8 ft
Phosphorus25 µg/L Better33 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)9.2 µg/L Better14.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area7,820 acres7,820 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Pomme de Terre Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Pomme de Terre Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 4.8 ft vs 2.8 ft. For fishing diversity, Pomme de Terre Lake also leads with 0 species.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.