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Arroda Lake vs Harmony Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Arroda Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Harmony Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Arroda Lake and Harmony 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: Arroda Lake (B) and Harmony 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.

B

Arroda Lake

Oliver County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.7 ft.

C

Harmony Lake

Mercer County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.3 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricArroda LakeHarmony Lake
Overall GradeB (Good)C (Fair)
Water Clarity6.7 ft2.3 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)3 µg/L8.4 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area43.4 acres44.9 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statemesotrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Arroda Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Harmony Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 6.7 ft vs 2.3 ft. For fishing diversity, Arroda Lake also leads with 0 species.