Round Lake vs Solberg Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Round Lake and Solberg Lake read the same on nutrients and algae. Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Both Round Lake and Solberg Lake sit in Wisconsin. A same-state comparison strips out the state-level water-quality regime as a variable: any differences in the readings here are about the lakes themselves, not the agencies sampling them. The readings are close: Round 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.
Round Lake
Murky, only visible to about 4 ft.
Solberg Lake
Very murky, less than 2.9 ft of visibility.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Round Lake | Solberg Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Water Clarity | 4 ft Better | 2.9 ft |
| Phosphorus | 28 µg/L Better | 33.3 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 24 ft Better | 16 ft |
| Surface Area | 748 acres | 844 acres |
| Public Access | Yes | Yes |
| Fish Species | 6 Better | 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
Both lakes earn the same Grade C. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Round Lake: 4 ft, Solberg Lake: 2.9 ft) and what you want from the lake. Round Lake supports more documented fish species.
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.