Powers Lake vs Silver Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Powers Lake has a higher water quality grade (A, Excellent) than Silver Lake (B, Good). Both are in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
Powers Lake and Silver 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. These two are within a letter of each other on the rubric — Powers Lake (A) versus Silver 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.
Powers Lake
Good clarity, visible to about 10 ft.
Silver Lake
Moderate clarity, visible to about 7.1 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Powers Lake | Silver Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | A (Excellent) Better | B (Good) |
| Water Clarity | 10 ft Better | 7.1 ft |
| Phosphorus | 17.2 µg/L Better | 18.2 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | 3.4 µg/L | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 33 ft | 44 ft Better |
| Surface Area | 451 acres | 516 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 5 | 7 Better |
| Trophic State | mesotrophic | 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 wins on overall water quality with a Grade A versus Silver Lake's Grade B. Water clarity: 10 ft vs 7.1 ft. For more fish-species variety, Silver Lake edges ahead with 7 documented species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.