Round Lake

Round Lake carries a solid B grade — strong on most parameters, with measurements that hold up well across the summer season. Sub-grades cluster within a single letter of each other, which usually means the lake is in stable trophic balance rather than fighting one specific stressor.

A TSI near 47 places Round Lake in the mesotrophic band — moderate productivity, with seasonal swings between clearer spring water and richer late-summer conditions. The lake bottoms out at 24 ft — a moderate depth that supports a warm-water fishery without the year-round cold refuge a deeper basin provides. At 748 acres, Round Lake fits the Wisconsin median for monitored lakes, with partial shoreline records. Among the 26 graded lakes in Price County, Round Lake sits at rank 10, above the county median.

An invasive species record — Chinese Mystery Snail — has been logged at Round Lake; Wisconsin DNR maintains the official infested-waters list. Walleye are documented at Round Lake, one of 6 fish species on record for the lake. A documented public access point at Round Lake makes the lake usable for shore fishing, paddle craft, and trailered boats. Monitoring depth is thin here: the LakeGrade rubric is applied to a small number of sample years, and the grade will be revised as more data accumulates.