Belcourt Center Lake vs Belcourt Inlet Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Belcourt Center Lake and Belcourt Inlet Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Rolette County, North Dakota.
Both Belcourt Center Lake and Belcourt Inlet 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: Belcourt Center Lake (D) and Belcourt Inlet Lake (D) 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.
Belcourt Center Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Belcourt Inlet Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Belcourt Center Lake | Belcourt Inlet Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3 ft | 3.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 10.7 µg/L | 10.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 24.5 ft | 24.5 ft |
| Surface Area | 634.6 acres | 634.6 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 3 | 3 |
| 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 D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Belcourt Center Lake: 3 ft, Belcourt Inlet Lake: 3.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Belcourt Center Lake matches its peer on species count.