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Two Island Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Devil Track Lake. Both are in Cook County, Minnesota.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

Devil Track Lake and Two Island 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 readings are close: Devil Track Lake and Two Island Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.

With readings 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.

Devil Track Lake

Cook County, Minnesota

Moderate clarity, visible to about 7 ft.

Two Island Lake

Cook County, Minnesota

Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricDevil Track LakeTwo Island Lake
Water Clarity7 ft9 ft Better
Phosphorus12 µg/L12 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)5.3 µg/L3.4 µg/L Better
Maximum Depth50 ft Better27 ft
Surface Area1,876 acres754 acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species9 Better7
Trophic Statemesotrophicmesotrophic

A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.

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Verdict

Devil Track Lake and Two Island Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Devil Track Lake: 7 ft, Two Island Lake: 9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Devil Track Lake supports more documented fish species.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.