Park Creek Pond vs Saint Croix Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Park Creek Pond has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Saint Croix Flowage Lake (B, Good). Both are in Douglas County, Wisconsin.
Both Park Creek Pond and Saint Croix 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 — Park Creek Pond (A) versus Saint Croix Flowage Lake (B). 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.
Park Creek Pond
No clarity data.
Saint Croix Flowage Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Park Creek Pond | Saint Croix Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | No data | 10.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 18 µg/L | 23.8 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 11 acres | 1.9K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | mesotrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Park Creek Pond wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Saint Croix Flowage Lake's Grade B. For fishing diversity, Park Creek Pond also leads with 0 species.