Belcourt Lake Beach vs Gordon Beach Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Belcourt Lake Beach and Gordon Beach Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of F (Very Poor). Both are in Rolette County, Wisconsin.
Both Belcourt Lake Beach and Gordon Beach 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 Gordon Beach Lake (F) 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 Lake Beach
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.
Gordon Beach Lake
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Belcourt Lake Beach | Gordon Beach Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 1 ft | 1 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 827 acres | 164 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade F. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Belcourt Lake Beach: 1 ft, Gordon Beach Lake: 1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Belcourt Lake Beach matches its peer on species count.