Newfound Lake vs Sucker Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Newfound Lake and Sucker Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of B (Good). Both are in Lake County, Minnesota.
Both Newfound Lake and Sucker 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 — Newfound Lake (B) versus Sucker 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.
Newfound Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 13 ft.
Sucker Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 12 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Newfound Lake | Sucker Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | B (Good) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 13 ft | 12 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 45 ft | 111 ft |
| Surface Area | 642.76 acres | 26.0K acres |
| Public Access | No | No |
| 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 (Newfound Lake: 13 ft, Sucker Lake: 12 ft) and what you want from the lake. Newfound Lake matches its peer on species count.