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Round Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Lac Sault Dore Lake. Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.

Reviewed by LakeQuality Editorial Team · Updated

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

Price County, Wisconsin

Very murky, less than 3 ft of visibility.

Round Lake

Price County, Wisconsin

Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.

Side-by-Side Metrics

MetricLac Sault Dore LakeRound Lake
Water Clarity3 ft4 ft Better
Phosphorus45.8 µg/L28 µg/L Better
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No dataNo data
Maximum Depth21 ft24 ft Better
Surface Area601 acres748 acres
Public AccessYesYes
Fish Species66
Trophic Stateeutrophiceutrophic

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.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.