Goose Lake vs South Lindstrom Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
South Lindstrom Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Goose Lake. Both are in Chisago County, Minnesota.
Both Goose Lake and South Lindstrom 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. The readings are meaningfully apart: South Lindstrom Lake carries clearly lower phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings than Goose Lake. A spread that wide reflects real underlying differences, in watershed inputs, depth profiles, or monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider gap in the readings is decisive: South Lindstrom Lake has the lower nutrient and algae numbers. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Goose Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4.5 ft.
South Lindstrom Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Goose Lake | South Lindstrom Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 4.5 ft | 5.6 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 30.5 µg/L | 16 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 11.5 µg/L | 6.1 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | 55 ft Better | 34 ft |
| Surface Area | 732 acres | 455 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 15 Better | 14 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | mesotrophic |
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
South Lindstrom Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Goose Lake. Water clarity: 5.6 ft vs 4.5 ft. For more fish-species variety, Goose Lake edges ahead with 15 documented species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.