Marquette Lake vs Plantagenet Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Marquette Lake and Plantagenet Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Minnesota.
Both Marquette Lake and Plantagenet Lake sit in Minnesota. 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Marquette Lake (B) versus Plantagenet Lake (B). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Marquette Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.5 ft.
Plantagenet Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 6.7 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Marquette Lake | Plantagenet Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 8.5 ft | 6.7 ft |
| Phosphorus | 24 µg/L | 20.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 51 ft | 65 ft |
| Surface Area | 527.56 acres | 2.5K acres |
| Public Access | No | Yes |
| Fish Species | 1 | 1 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | 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 (Marquette Lake: 8.5 ft, Plantagenet Lake: 6.7 ft) and what you want from the lake. Marquette Lake matches its peer on species count.