16-0524-00 Lake vs Brule Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
16-0524-00 Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Brule Lake (B, Good). Both are in Cook County, Minnesota.
Both 16-0524-00 Lake and Brule Lake sit in Minnesota. 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 — 16-0524-00 Lake (A) versus Brule 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.
16-0524-00 Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down.
Brule Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | 16-0524-00 Lake | Brule Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 15 ft | 10 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 142 ft | 78 ft |
| Surface Area | 837.01 acres | 4.3K acres |
| Public Access | No | Yes |
| Fish Species | 1 | 1 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
16-0524-00 Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Brule Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 15 ft vs 10 ft. For fishing diversity, 16-0524-00 Lake also leads with 1 species.