Belcourt Inlet Lake vs Belourt Outlet Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Belcourt Inlet Lake and Belourt Outlet Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Rolette County, North Dakota.
Belcourt Inlet Lake and Belourt Outlet Lake are both in North Dakota — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Belcourt Inlet Lake (D) and Belourt Outlet 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 Inlet Lake
Very murky, less than 3.3 ft of visibility.
Belourt Outlet Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Belcourt Inlet Lake | Belourt Outlet Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.3 ft | 3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 10.7 µg/L | 12.5 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 24.5 ft | 24.5 ft |
| Surface Area | 634.6 acres | 827 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | 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 Inlet Lake: 3.3 ft, Belourt Outlet Lake: 3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Belcourt Inlet Lake matches its peer on species count.