Big Wolf Lake vs Drewery Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Drewery Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Big Wolf Lake. Both are in Minnesota.
Both Big Wolf Lake and Drewery Lake sit in Minnesota. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. These two sit close on their nutrient and algae readings, Big Wolf Lake versus Drewery Lake. The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
With readings 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.
Big Wolf Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 11.5 ft.
Drewery Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Big Wolf Lake | Drewery Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 11.5 ft Better | 3.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 21 µg/L | 11.5 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 2.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 57 ft | 120 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 1,076 acres | 15,958 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 18 | 21 Better |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Big Wolf Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Drewery Lake. Water clarity: 11.5 ft vs 3.5 ft. For more fish-species variety, Drewery Lake edges ahead with 21 documented species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.