Rush Lake vs Silver Creek Estuary Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Rush Lake has a higher water quality grade (C, Fair) than Silver Creek Estuary Lake (F, Very Poor). Both are in Wisconsin.
Both Rush Lake and Silver Creek Estuary 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. Rush Lake (C) is materially cleaner than Silver Creek Estuary Lake (F). A gap that wide is unlikely to close in a single year of remediation work; it reflects multi-decade differences in the lakes themselves.
For a recreational visitor, the wider grade gap is decisive — Rush Lake is the better water-quality choice. For a researcher, the gap is the interesting part: what is different about the two watersheds, and which of those differences is mutable?
Rush Lake
Very murky, less than 3.2 ft of visibility.
Silver Creek Estuary Lake
No clarity data.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Rush Lake | Silver Creek Estuary Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | C (Fair) | F (Very Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 3.2 ft | No data |
| Phosphorus | 26 µg/L | 122 µg/L |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | 5 ft | 236 ft |
| Surface Area | 2.7K acres | 7.9K acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | hypereutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Rush Lake wins on overall water quality with a Grade C versus Silver Creek Estuary Lake's Grade F. For fishing diversity, Rush Lake also leads with 0 species.