Beaver Lake vs Kulm-Edgeley Dam Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Beaver Lake and Kulm-Edgeley Dam Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Beaver Lake and Kulm-Edgeley Dam 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: Beaver Lake (C) and Kulm-Edgeley Dam 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.
Beaver Lake
Very murky, less than 1.4 ft of visibility.
Kulm-Edgeley Dam Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Beaver Lake | Kulm-Edgeley Dam Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 1.4 ft | 9 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.8 µg/L | 14.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 953.1 acres | 27 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Beaver Lake: 1.4 ft, Kulm-Edgeley Dam Lake: 9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Beaver Lake matches its peer on species count.