Le Homme Dieu Lake vs Miltona Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Le Homme Dieu Lake and Miltona Lake read the same on nutrients and algae. Both are in Douglas County, Minnesota.
Both Le Homme Dieu Lake and Miltona Lake sit in Minnesota. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Le Homme Dieu Lake and Miltona 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.
Le Homme Dieu Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13.1 ft.
Miltona Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 18.7 ft down.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Le Homme Dieu Lake | Miltona Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 13.1 ft | 18.7 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 21 µg/L | 18 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.7 µg/L | 2.9 µg/L Better |
| Maximum Depth | 85 ft | 105 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 1,801 acres | 5,731 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 20 Better | 19 |
| 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade A. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Le Homme Dieu Lake: 13.1 ft, Miltona Lake: 18.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Le Homme Dieu Lake supports more documented fish species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.