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Collinwood Lake vs Jennie Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Jennie Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Collinwood Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Minnesota.

Both Collinwood Lake and Jennie Lake sit in Minnesota. 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: Collinwood Lake (D) and Jennie Lake (C) 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.

D

Collinwood Lake

Wright County, Minnesota

Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.

C

Jennie Lake

Meeker County, Minnesota

Murky, only visible to about 3.9 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricCollinwood LakeJennie Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)C (Fair)
Water Clarity3.9 ft3.9 ft
Phosphorus120.5 µg/L48.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth28 ft15 ft
Surface Area638.93 acres1.1K acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species11
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Jennie Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Collinwood Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 3.9 ft vs 3.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Jennie Lake also leads with 1 species.