Outlet To Lake Geneva vs Powers Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Powers Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Outlet To Lake Geneva. Both are in Wisconsin.
Outlet To Lake Geneva and Powers 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 meaningfully apart: Powers Lake carries clearly lower phosphorus and chlorophyll-a readings than Outlet To Lake Geneva. A spread that wide reflects real underlying differences, in watershed inputs, depth profiles, or monitoring rigor.
For a recreational visitor, the wider gap in the readings is decisive: Powers Lake has the lower nutrient and algae numbers. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Outlet To Lake Geneva
No clarity data.
Powers Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Outlet To Lake Geneva | Powers Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | No data | 10 ft |
| Phosphorus | 658 µg/L | 17.2 µg/L Better |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | 3.4 µg/L |
| Maximum Depth | 135 ft Better | 33 ft |
| Surface Area | 5,401 acres | 451 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 Better | 5 |
| Trophic State | hypereutrophic | mesotrophic |
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
Powers Lake reads lower on nutrients and algae than Outlet To Lake Geneva. For more fish-species variety, Outlet To Lake Geneva edges ahead with 6 documented species.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.