Armourdale Dam Lake vs Gordon Center Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Gordon Center Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Armourdale Dam Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Armourdale Dam Lake and Gordon Center Lake sit in North Dakota. 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: Armourdale Dam Lake (C) and Gordon Center 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.
Armourdale Dam Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.2 ft.
Gordon Center Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Armourdale Dam Lake | Gordon Center Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 7.2 ft | 8.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 5.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 79.8 acres | 164 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Gordon Center Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Armourdale Dam Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 8.2 ft vs 7.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Gordon Center Lake also leads with 0 species.