Red Fox Lake vs Whiteside Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Red Fox Lake and Whiteside Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Red Fox Lake and Whiteside 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: Red Fox Lake (C) and Whiteside Lake (C) 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.
Whiteside Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Red Fox Lake | Whiteside Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.3 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 40 µg/L | 26 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 10.3 µg/L | 14.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 13 acres | 20 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 (Red Fox Lake: 3.3 ft, Whiteside Lake: 3.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Red Fox Lake matches its peer on species count.