Pounds Hollow Lake vs Vienna Correctional Center Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Pounds Hollow Lake and Vienna Correctional Center Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Pounds Hollow Lake and Vienna Correctional Center Lake sit in Illinois. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Pounds Hollow Lake (C) versus Vienna Correctional Center Lake (C). 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.
Pounds Hollow Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.
Vienna Correctional Center Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Pounds Hollow Lake | Vienna Correctional Center Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.9 ft | 4.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 24 µg/L | 20 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 28 acres | 74 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Pounds Hollow Lake: 3.9 ft, Vienna Correctional Center Lake: 4.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Pounds Hollow Lake matches its peer on species count.