Crow R Mill Pond vs Crow River Mill Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Crow River Mill Pond has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Crow R Mill Pond (C, Fair). Both are in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
Both Crow R Mill Pond and Crow River Mill Pond 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: Crow R Mill Pond (C) and Crow River Mill Pond (B) 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.
Crow R Mill Pond
Murky, only visible to about 6 ft.
Crow River Mill Pond
Good clarity, visible to about 10.2 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crow R Mill Pond | Crow River Mill Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 6 ft | 10.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | 24 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 14 ft | 14 ft |
| Surface Area | 2.3K acres | 2.3K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 1 | 1 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Crow River Mill Pond wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Crow R Mill Pond's Grade C. Water clarity: 10.2 ft vs 6 ft. For fishing diversity, Crow River Mill Pond also leads with 1 species.