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Cleanest Lakes in Iron County, Michigan

Ellen Lake in Iron County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of A and 17.3 ft of clarity. Below are the top 50 cleanest monitored lakes in Iron County, Michigan, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#LakeCountyGradeClarityPhosphorusAlgae
1Ellen LakeIronA17.3 ft8 µg/L1.8 µg/L
2Perch LakeIronA6 ft24 µg/L4.8 µg/L
3Big Maggie LakeIronA11.5 ft10 µg/L1.4 µg/L
4Sunset LakeIronA13.5 ft8.5 µg/L1.9 µg/L
5Smoky LakeIronB24 ft7.8 µg/L-
6West Maggie LakeIronC7 ft15 µg/L10 µg/L
7Norway LakeIronNR---
8Shank LakeIronNR---
9Long LakeIronNR---
10Marten LakeIronNR---
11Lake Sainte KathrynIronNR---
12Tepee LakeIronNR---
13Spring LakeIronNR---
14Bone LakeIronNR---
15Bela LakeIronNR---
16Paint LakeIronNR---
17Webb LakeIronNR---
18East Paint LakeIronNR---
19Lake MitigwakiIronNR---
20Curry LakeIronNR---
21Lower Holmes LakeIronNR---
22Deer LakeIronNR---
23Mallard LakeIronNR---
24Crescent PondIronNR---
25Liver LakeIronNR---
26Light LakeIronNR---
27James LakeIronNR---
28Gilbert LakeIronNR---
29Michigamme ReservoirIronNR---
30Moccasin LakeIronNR---
31Gibson LakeIronNR---
32Fire LakeIronNR---
33Upper Holmes LakeIronNR---
34Silver LakeIronNR---
35Timber LakeIronNR---
36Homan LakeIronNR---
37Lake FifteenIronNR---
38Lake SixteenIronNR---
39Long LakeIronNR---
40Bates LakeIronNR---
41Hope LakeIronNR---
42Lake EmilyIronNR---
43Runkle LakeIronNR---
44Ice LakeIronNR---
45Wildwood LakeIronNR---
46First Fortune LakeIronNR---
47Little Smoky LakeIronNR---
48Bennan LakeIronNR---
49Wagner LakeIronNR---
50Railroad LakeIronNR---

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