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Port Hudson Lake vs Seetal Lake

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

Seetal Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Port Hudson Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Port Hudson Lake and Seetal 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 — Port Hudson Lake (C) versus Seetal Lake (B). 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.

C

Port Hudson Lake

Franklin County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 6.1 ft.

B

Seetal Lake

Gasconade County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.2 ft.

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.

MetricPort Hudson LakeSeetal Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity6.1 ft7.2 ft
Phosphorus20.8 µg/L17 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)7.5 µg/L5.9 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area55 acres14 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statemesotrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Seetal Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Port Hudson Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 7.2 ft vs 6.1 ft. For fishing diversity, Seetal Lake also leads with 0 species.