Lac Sault Dore Lake vs Round Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Round Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lac Sault Dore Lake. Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Both Lac Sault Dore Lake and Round Lake sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Lac Sault Dore Lake and Round Lake sit within a narrow band of each other on phosphorus, chlorophyll-a and clarity. The per-parameter table below shows where the small differences actually live.
With readings 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.
Lac Sault Dore Lake
Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.
Round Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lac Sault Dore Lake | Round Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 3 ft | 4 ft Better |
| Phosphorus | 45.8 µg/L | 28 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 21 ft | 24 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 601 acres | 748 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 | 6 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
A green ✓ marks the better value for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better). Surface area and trophic state carry no tick — a bigger lake is not a better lake.
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Verdict
Round Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lac Sault Dore Lake. Water clarity: 4 ft vs 3 ft. For fishing diversity, Round Lake also leads with 6 species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.