Red Fox Lake vs Whippoorwill Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Whippoorwill Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Red Fox Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Warren County, Wisconsin.
Red Fox Lake and Whippoorwill 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: Red Fox Lake (C) and Whippoorwill Lake (B) 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.
Red Fox Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Whippoorwill Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Red Fox Lake | Whippoorwill Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 3.3 ft | 5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 40 µg/L | 13.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 10.3 µg/L | 3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 13 acres | 13 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Whippoorwill Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Red Fox Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 5 ft vs 3.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Whippoorwill Lake also leads with 0 species.