Lizzie Lake vs Tamarac Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Lizzie Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Tamarac Lake. Both are in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Both Lizzie Lake and Tamarac 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 meaningfully apart: Lizzie Lake carries clearly lower phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings than Tamarac Lake. A spread that wide reflects real underlying differences, in watershed inputs, depth profiles, or monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider gap in the readings is decisive: Lizzie Lake has the lower nutrient and algae numbers. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Lizzie Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 16.4 ft down.
Tamarac Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lizzie Lake | Tamarac Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 16.4 ft Better | 6.2 ft |
| Phosphorus | 13 µg/L Better | 33 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 2.7 µg/L Better | 10.7 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 66 ft Better | 11 ft |
| Surface Area | 1,913 acres | 445 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 21 Better | 11 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | eutrophic |
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
Lizzie Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Tamarac Lake. Water clarity: 16.4 ft vs 6.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Lizzie Lake also leads with 21 species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.