Solberg Lake vs Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake
Water quality, depth, fish species, and recreation comparison.
Solberg Lake and Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake both received the same overall water quality grade of D (Poor). Both are in Price County, Wisconsin.
Solberg Lake and Upper Park Falls Flowage 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 — Solberg Lake (D) versus Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake (D). 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.
Solberg Lake
Very murky, less than 2.9 ft of visibility.
Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake
Murky, only visible to about 3.5 ft.
Side-by-Side Metrics
| Metric | Solberg Lake | Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Grade | D (Poor) | D (Poor) |
| Water Clarity | 2.9 ft | 3.5 ft |
| Phosphorus | 33.4 µg/L | No data |
| Chlorophyll-a (Algae) | No data | No data |
| Maximum Depth | - | - |
| Surface Area | 859 acres | 432 acres |
| Public Access | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fish Species | 0 | 0 |
| Trophic State | eutrophic | eutrophic |
Bold value = better for that metric (lower phosphorus / chlorophyll = cleaner; higher Secchi / depth / species count = better).
Verdict
Both lakes earn the same Grade D. The tiebreakers come down to clarity (Solberg Lake: 2.9 ft, Upper Park Falls Flowage Lake: 3.5 ft) and what you want from the lake. Solberg Lake matches its peer on species count.