Fox Lake vs Hall Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Hall Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Fox Lake. Both are in Martin County, Minnesota.
Both Fox Lake and Hall Lake sit in Minnesota. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. These two sit close on their nutrient and algae readings, Fox Lake versus Hall Lake. The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
With readings 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.
Fox Lake
Very murky, less than 1 ft of visibility.
Hall Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fox Lake | Hall Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 1 ft | 3 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 197 µg/L | 96 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 65.8 µg/L | 57.4 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | 20 ft | 27 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 951 acres | 548 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 17 | 19 Better |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | eutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Fox Lake and Hall Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Fox Lake: 1 ft, Hall Lake: 3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Fox Lake has fewer fish species than Hall Lake.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.