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LakeQuality

Mason Lake vs Peterson Lake

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

Mason Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Peterson Lake (D, Poor). Both are in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

C

Mason Lake

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.

D

Peterson Lake

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Murky, only visible to about 5.9 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricMason LakePeterson Lake
Overall GradeC (Fair)D (Poor)
Water Clarity3 ft5.9 ft
Phosphorus21 µg/LNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth108 ft69 ft
Surface Area5.6K acres2.5K acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species1716
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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

Verdict

Mason Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Peterson Lake's Grade D. Water clarity: 3 ft vs 5.9 ft. For fishing diversity, Mason Lake also leads with 17 species.