Chippewa Lake vs Moses Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Chippewa Lake and Moses Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Douglas County, Minnesota.
Chippewa Lake and Moses 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 grades are close: Chippewa Lake (A) and Moses Lake (A) 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.
Chippewa Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 15.1 ft down.
Moses Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 16.2 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Chippewa Lake | Moses Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 15.1 ft | 16.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | 14 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 95 ft | 32 ft |
| Surface Area | 1.2K acres | 823.82 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 1 | 1 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Chippewa Lake: 15.1 ft, Moses Lake: 16.2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Chippewa Lake matches its peer on species count.