Custer Mine Pond vs Hiddenwood Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Custer Mine Pond and Hiddenwood Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Custer Mine Pond and Hiddenwood Lake sit in North Dakota. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Custer Mine Pond (C) versus Hiddenwood Lake (C). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Custer Mine Pond
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
Hiddenwood Lake
Very murky, less than 3.1 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Custer Mine Pond | Hiddenwood Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 2.2 ft | 3.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.3 µg/L | 4.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 10.7 acres | 131 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Custer Mine Pond: 2.2 ft, Hiddenwood Lake: 3.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Custer Mine Pond matches its peer on species count.