Crow R Mill Pond vs Florida Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Crow R Mill Pond and Florida Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
Crow R Mill Pond and Florida 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: Crow R Mill Pond (A) and Florida 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.
Crow R Mill Pond
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7 ft.
Florida Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 12.3 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Crow R Mill Pond | Florida Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 7 ft | 12.3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 21 µg/L | 20 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 6.7 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 14 ft | 40 ft |
| Surface Area | 2,290 acres | 705 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 13 | 18 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
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 (Crow R Mill Pond: 7 ft, Florida Lake: 12.3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Crow R Mill Pond has fewer fish species than Florida Lake.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.