St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake vs St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake and St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of C (Fair).
This comparison crosses state lines: St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake in Minnesota versus St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake in Wisconsin. The LakeGrade rubric is uniform across both, but the underlying monitoring programs differ in subtle ways worth noting. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake (C) versus St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake (C). 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.
St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9.4 ft.
St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 8.9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake | St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | C (Fair) |
| Water Clarity | 9.4 ft | 8.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 30 µg/L | 51 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 78 ft | 60 ft |
| Surface Area | 8.4K acres | 7.7K acres |
| Public Access | No | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 1 | 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 C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake: 9.4 ft, St. Croix 8 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake: 8.9 ft) and what you want from the lake. St. Croix 1.5 Mi. Upstream of Point Douglas Dr Lake supports more documented fish species.