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East Arroda Lake vs Lake Audubon

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Lake Audubon has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than East Arroda Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both East Arroda Lake and Lake Audubon 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. The grades are close: East Arroda Lake (C) and Lake Audubon (B) 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.

C

East Arroda Lake

Oliver County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 5.6 ft.

B

Lake Audubon

McLean County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4.7 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricEast Arroda LakeLake Audubon
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity5.6 ft4.7 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)6.2 µg/L4.7 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area43.4 acres19.1K acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Lake Audubon wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus East Arroda Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 4.7 ft vs 5.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Lake Audubon also leads with 0 species.