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Lake Audubon vs Qacmainstfbk Lake

Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.

Qacmainstfbk Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Lake Audubon (B, Good). Both are in North Dakota.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

Both Lake Audubon and Qacmainstfbk 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: Lake Audubon (B) and Qacmainstfbk Lake (A) 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.

B

Lake Audubon

McLean County, North Dakota

Murky, only visible to about 4.7 ft.

A

Qacmainstfbk Lake

Mercer County, North Dakota

No clarity data.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricLake AudubonQacmainstfbk Lake
Overall GradeB (Good)A (Excellent)
Water Clarity4.7 ftNo data
PhosphorusNo data10 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)4.7 µg/L7 µg/L
Maximum Depth59.4 ft-
Surface Area19,095 acres133,000 acres
Public AccessYesUnknown
Fish Species111
Trophic Stateeutrophicmesotrophic

Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).

Verdict

Qacmainstfbk Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Lake Audubon's Grade B. For more fish-species variety, Lake Audubon edges ahead with 11 documented species.