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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.

D

Dc Rogers Lake Nr. Dam

Howard County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 2.7 ft of visibility.

F

Sterling Price Lake

Chariton County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 1.5 ft of visibility.

Side-by-Side Metrics

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.

MetricDc Rogers Lake Nr. DamSterling Price Lake
Overall GradeD (Poor)F (Very Poor)
Water Clarity2.7 ft1.5 ft
Phosphorus41.3 µg/L128.5 µg/L
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)21.8 µg/L78.8 µg/L
Maximum Depth--
Surface Area184 acres35 acres
Public AccessUnknownUnknown
Fish Species00
Trophic Stateeutrophichypereutrophic

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.