Devils Lake vs Devils Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Devils Lake and Devils Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in North Dakota.
Devils Lake and Devils Lake are both in North Dakota — 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: Devils Lake (C) and Devils Lake (C) 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.
Devils Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.7 ft.
Devils Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.2 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Devils Lake | Devils Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.7 ft | 5.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 13.9 µg/L | 17 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 58.1 ft | 58.1 ft |
| Surface Area | 110.8K acres | 140.0K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 | 5 |
| 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 (Devils Lake: 3.7 ft, Devils Lake: 5.2 ft) and what you want from the lake. Devils Lake matches its peer on species count.