Eagle Lake vs Fremont Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Eagle Lake and Fremont Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Sherburne County, Minnesota.
Eagle Lake and Fremont 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 grades are close: Eagle Lake (D) and Fremont Lake (D) 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.
Eagle Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Fremont Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Eagle Lake | Fremont Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3 ft | 3 ft |
| Phosphorus | 61.5 µg/L | 63.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 18 ft | 8 ft |
| Surface Area | 462.42 acres | 493 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 1 | 0 |
| 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 D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Eagle Lake: 3 ft, Fremont Lake: 3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Eagle Lake supports more documented fish species.