Ball Club Lake vs Six Mile Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Ball Club Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Six Mile Lake (B, Good). Both are in Minnesota.
Both Ball Club Lake and Six Mile 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 — Ball Club Lake (A) versus Six Mile 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.
Ball Club Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 16 ft down.
Six Mile Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 11.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Ball Club Lake | Six Mile Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 16 ft | 11.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | 16 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 6.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 85 ft | 68 ft |
| Surface Area | 4.3K acres | 1.3K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | 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
Ball Club Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Six Mile Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 16 ft vs 11.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Ball Club Lake also leads with 1 species.