Centerville Lake vs Peltier Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Centerville Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Peltier Lake. Both are in Anoka County, Minnesota.
Centerville Lake and Peltier Lake are both in Minnesota — 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 readings are close: Centerville Lake and Peltier Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
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.
Centerville Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.
Peltier Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Centerville Lake | Peltier Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 3.9 ft Better | 2.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 78 µg/L Better | 357.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 46.3 µg/L Better | 50.6 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 19 ft Better | 18 ft |
| Surface Area | 474 acres | 552 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 14 | 16 Better |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
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
Centerville Lake and Peltier Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Centerville Lake: 3.9 ft, Peltier Lake: 2.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Centerville Lake has fewer fish species than Peltier Lake.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.