Eagle Lake vs Rose Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Eagle Lake and Rose Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of A (Excellent). Both are in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Both Eagle Lake and Rose Lake sit in Minnesota. 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 — Eagle Lake (A) versus Rose Lake (A). 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.
Eagle Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 22.6 ft down.
Rose Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 16 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Eagle Lake | Rose Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | A (Excellent) |
| Water Clarity | 22.6 ft | 16 ft |
| Phosphorus | 5 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 46 ft | 137 ft |
| Surface Area | 907.4 acres | 1.2K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 10 | 17 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | oligotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Eagle Lake: 22.6 ft, Rose Lake: 16 ft) and what you want from the lake. Eagle Lake has fewer fish species than Rose Lake.