Homme Dam Lake vs Mt Carmel Dam Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Homme Dam Lake and Mt Carmel Dam Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Homme Dam Lake and Mt Carmel Dam 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Homme Dam Lake (B) versus Mt Carmel Dam Lake (B). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Homme Dam Lake
Murky, only visible to about 5.7 ft.
Mt Carmel Dam Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Homme Dam Lake | Mt Carmel Dam Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 5.7 ft | 7.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 4.4 µg/L | 6.2 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 290 acres | 386 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 (Homme Dam Lake: 5.7 ft, Mt Carmel Dam Lake: 7.9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Homme Dam Lake matches its peer on species count.