Musser Lake vs Solberg Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Solberg Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Musser Lake. Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Musser Lake and Solberg Lake 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 readings are close: Musser Lake and Solberg 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.
Musser Lake
Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.
Solberg Lake
Very murky, less than 2.9 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Musser Lake | Solberg Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 3.2 ft Better | 2.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 61.7 µg/L | 33.3 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 15 ft | 16 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 503 acres | 844 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 | 5 |
| 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
Solberg Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Musser Lake. Water clarity: 2.9 ft vs 3.2 ft. For fishing diversity, Solberg Lake also leads with 5 species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.