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Lake Lamoure vs Moores Lake

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

Moores Lake has a higher water quality grade (B, Good) than Lake Lamoure (C, Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.

Both Lake Lamoure and Moores 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 Lamoure (C) and Moores 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.

C

Lake Lamoure

LaMoure County, Wisconsin

Moderate clarity, visible to about 8 ft.

B

Moores Lake

Dickey County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft.

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 LamoureMoores Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)B (Good)
Water Clarity8 ft6.2 ft
PhosphorusNo dataNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)18.4 µg/L2.4 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area494.1 acres29.2 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophicmesotrophic

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

Verdict

Moores Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade B versus Lake Lamoure's Grade C. Water clarity: 6.2 ft vs 8 ft. For fishing diversity, Moores Lake also leads with 0 species.