Long Lake vs Wilson Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Wilson Flowage Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Long Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Both Long Lake and Wilson Flowage Lake sit in Wisconsin. 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: Long Lake (F) and Wilson Flowage Lake (D) 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.
Long Lake
Very murky, less than 2.7 ft of visibility.
Wilson Flowage Lake
Very murky, less than 2.5 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Long Lake | Wilson Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.7 ft | 2.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | 52.6 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 1.2K acres | 1.2K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Wilson Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Long Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 2.5 ft vs 2.7 ft. For fishing diversity, Wilson Flowage Lake also leads with 0 species.