Ml-Ce Lake vs Ml-Ne Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Ml-Ce Lake and Ml-Ne Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Aitkin County, Minnesota.
Both Ml-Ce Lake and Ml-Ne 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. The grades are close: Ml-Ce Lake (B) and Ml-Ne 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.
Ml-Ce Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft.
Ml-Ne Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Ml-Ce Lake | Ml-Ne Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 9 ft | 8.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | 25 µg/L | 24 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 5.2 µg/L | 5.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 42 ft | 42 ft |
| Surface Area | 128.3K acres | 128.3K acres |
| Public Access | Yes | 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 (Ml-Ce Lake: 9 ft, Ml-Ne Lake: 8.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Ml-Ce Lake matches its peer on species count.