Gordon Center Lake vs Wheaton Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Gordon Center Lake and Wheaton Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Rolette County, Wisconsin.
Both Gordon Center Lake and Wheaton Lake 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: Gordon Center Lake (B) and Wheaton Lake (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.
Gordon Center Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.2 ft.
Wheaton Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Gordon Center Lake | Wheaton Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 8.2 ft | 8.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 5.3 µg/L | 5.3 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 164 acres | 164 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade B. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Gordon Center Lake: 8.2 ft, Wheaton Lake: 8.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Gordon Center Lake matches its peer on species count.