Short Creek Dam Lake vs White Earth Dam Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Short Creek Dam Lake and White Earth Dam Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair). Both are in Wisconsin.
Short Creek Dam Lake and White Earth Dam Lake are both in North Dakota — a same-state head-to-head where the comparison comes down to lake-specific differences in depth, watershed, and monitoring history rather than the broader state-level water-quality regime. The grades are close: Short Creek Dam Lake (C) and White Earth Dam Lake (C) 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.
Short Creek Dam Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.8 ft.
White Earth Dam Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Short Creek Dam Lake | White Earth Dam Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 3.8 ft | 3 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 9.3 µg/L | 3.5 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 112 acres | 160.2 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Short Creek Dam Lake: 3.8 ft, White Earth Dam Lake: 3 ft) and what you want from the lake. Short Creek Dam Lake matches its peer on species count.