Lake Ashtabula vs Lake Ashtabula
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lake Ashtabula and Lake Ashtabula both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Barnes County, North Dakota.
Lake Ashtabula and Lake Ashtabula are both in North Dakota — 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 grades are close: Lake Ashtabula (B) and Lake Ashtabula (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.
Lake Ashtabula
Murky, only visible to about 3.4 ft.
Lake Ashtabula
Murky, only visible to about 6.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lake Ashtabula | Lake Ashtabula |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 3.4 ft | 6.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.3 µg/L | 4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 42.8 ft | 42.8 ft |
| Surface Area | 5.2K acres | 5.5K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 10 | 10 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | 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 (Lake Ashtabula: 3.4 ft, Lake Ashtabula: 6.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Lake Ashtabula matches its peer on species count.