Moores Lake vs Pheasant Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Moores Lake and Pheasant Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Dickey County, Wisconsin.
Both Moores Lake and Pheasant Lake sit in North Dakota. 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 — Moores Lake (B) versus Pheasant 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.
Moores Lake
Murky, only visible to about 6.2 ft.
Pheasant Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.6 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Moores Lake | Pheasant Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 6.2 ft | 3.6 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 2.4 µg/L | 3.5 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 29.2 acres | 234 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | eutrophic |
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 (Moores Lake: 6.2 ft, Pheasant Lake: 3.6 ft) and what you want from the lake. Moores Lake matches its peer on species count.