Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake vs Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake has a higher water quality grade (D, Poor) than Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Both Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake and Upper Park Falls 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake (F) versus Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake (D). The deciding factors for a recreational visitor are likely physical (depth, access, fish species) rather than water-quality differences.
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.
Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake
Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.
Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake | Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | F (Very Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.2 ft | 3.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | No data | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 71 acres | 432 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
Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade D versus Lower Park Falls Flowage Lake's Grade F. Water clarity: 3.5 ft vs 3.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake also leads with 0 species.