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LakeQuality

Ball Club Lake vs Tamarack Bay Lake

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

Ball Club Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Tamarack Bay Lake (A, Excellent). Both are in Minnesota.

A

Ball Club Lake

Itasca County, Minnesota

Crystal clear, you can see 15.5 ft down.

A

Tamarack Bay Lake

Cass County, Minnesota

Good clarity, visible to about 11.5 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricBall Club LakeTamarack Bay Lake
Overall GradeA (Excellent)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity15.5 ft11.5 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data4.1 µg/L
Maximum Depth85 ft69.8 ft
Surface Area4.3K acres56.5K acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species1120
Trophic Stateoligotrophicmesotrophic

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 Tamarack Bay Lake's Grade A. Water clarity: 15.5 ft vs 11.5 ft. For more fish-species variety, Tamarack Bay Lake edges ahead with 20 documented species.