Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam vs Sterling Price Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Sterling Price Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam and Sterling Price Lake sit in Missouri. 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: Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam (D) and Sterling Price Lake (F) 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.
Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam
Very murky, less than 2.7 ft of visibility.
Sterling Price Lake
Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam | Sterling Price Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.7 ft | 1.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 41.3 µg/L | 128.5 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 21.8 µg/L | 78.8 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 184 acres | 35 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Sterling Price Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 2.7 ft vs 1.5 ft. For fishing diversity, Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam also leads with 0 species.