Dry Lake vs Lake Alice
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Dry Lake and Lake Alice both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Ramsey County, North Dakota.
Both Dry Lake and Lake Alice 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 — Dry Lake (D) versus Lake Alice (D). 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.
Dry Lake
Very murky, less than 2.8 ft of visibility.
Lake Alice
Very murky, less than 3.1 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Dry Lake | Lake Alice |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.8 ft | 3.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | 639.5 µg/L | 351.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 13.1 µg/L | 18.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 24.1 ft | 8 ft |
| Surface Area | 5.5K acres | 3.1K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 4 | 3 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Dry Lake: 2.8 ft, Lake Alice: 3.1 ft) and what you want from the lake. Dry Lake supports more documented fish species.