Belourt Outlet Lake vs Gordon Beach Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Belourt Outlet Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Gordon Beach Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Rolette County, Wisconsin.
Both Belourt Outlet Lake 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: Belourt Outlet Lake (D) 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.
Belourt Outlet Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Gordon Beach Lake
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Belourt Outlet Lake | Gordon Beach Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3 ft | 1 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 12.5 µg/L | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 827 acres | 164 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
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 Gordon Beach Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 3 ft vs 1 ft. For fishing diversity, Belourt Outlet Lake also leads with 0 species.