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Belcourt Lake Beach vs Belourt Outlet Lake

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

Belourt Outlet Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Belcourt Lake Beach (F, Very Poor). Both are in Rolette County, Wisconsin.

Both Belcourt Lake Beach and Belourt Outlet 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 Lake Beach (F) 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.

F

Belcourt Lake Beach

Rolette County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.

D

Belourt Outlet Lake

Rolette County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricBelcourt Lake BeachBelourt Outlet Lake
Overall GradeF (Very Poor)D (Poor)
Water Clarity1 ft3 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data12.5 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area827 acres827 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Statehypereutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Belourt Outlet Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Belcourt Lake Beach's Grade F. Water clarity: 3 ft vs 1 ft. For fishing diversity, Belourt Outlet Lake also leads with 0 species.