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LakeQuality

Fall Lake vs Farm Lake

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

Farm Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Fall Lake (C, Fair). Both are in Lake County, Minnesota.

C

Fall Lake

Lake County, Minnesota

Murky, only visible to about 5.6 ft.

B

Farm Lake

Lake County, Minnesota

Murky, only visible to about 5.5 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricFall LakeFarm Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity5.6 ft5.5 ft
Phosphorus21 µg/L15 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth32 ft56 ft
Surface Area2.3K acres1.3K acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species1212
Trophic Stateeutrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Farm Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Fall Lake's Grade C. Water clarity: 5.5 ft vs 5.6 ft. For fishing diversity, Farm Lake also leads with 12 species.