Custer Mine Pond vs Qacmainstfbk Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Qacmainstfbk Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Custer Mine Pond (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Custer Mine Pond and Qacmainstfbk 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. The grades are meaningfully apart: Qacmainstfbk Lake grades a A while Custer Mine Pond grades a C. That two-letter spread reflects real underlying differences — different watershed inputs, different depth profiles, or different monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Qacmainstfbk Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Custer Mine Pond
Very murky, less than 2.2 ft of visibility.
Qacmainstfbk Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Custer Mine Pond | Qacmainstfbk Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 2.2 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | No data | 10 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.3 µg/L | 7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 10.7 acres | 133.0K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Qacmainstfbk Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Custer Mine Pond's Grade C. For fishing diversity, Qacmainstfbk Lake also leads with 0 species.