Fountain Lake vs Springville Pond
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Fountain Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Springville Pond (B, Good). Both are in Portage County, Wisconsin.
Fountain Lake and Springville Pond are both in Wisconsin — 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: Fountain Lake (A) and Springville Pond (B) 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.
Fountain Lake
Crystal clear, you can see 22 ft down.
Springville Pond
Moderate clarity, visible to about 9 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Fountain Lake | Springville Pond |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 22 ft | 9 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | 18.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 16 acres | 18 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | oligotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Fountain Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Springville Pond's Grade B. Water clarity: 22 ft vs 9 ft. For fishing diversity, Fountain Lake also leads with 0 species.