Island Lake vs Little Toad Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Little Toad Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Island Lake. Both are in Becker County, Minnesota.
Island Lake and Little Toad Lake are both in Minnesota — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The readings are close: Island Lake and Little Toad Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
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.
Island Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down.
Little Toad Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 15 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Island Lake | Little Toad Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 15 ft | 15 ft |
| Phosphorus | 19 µg/L | 18 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.2 µg/L Better | 5.1 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 38 ft | 65 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 1,179 acres | 406 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 15 | 15 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | 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
Island Lake and Little Toad Lake read the same on nutrients and algae overall. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Island Lake: 15 ft, Little Toad Lake: 15 ft) and what you want from the lake. Island Lake matches its peer on species count.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.