What is the cleanest lake in Pipestone County, Minnesota?

Split Rock Reservoir in Pipestone County is the highest-rated lake in Pipestone County, Minnesota with an EPA water quality grade of F and 1.3 feet of water clarity.

How are these rankings calculated?

Lakes are graded A through F on nutrients and algae — total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a, and turbidity — against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown; it is not the letter. Lakes without enough recent samples are UNRATED, not given an F. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Pipestone County, Minnesota

Split Rock Reservoir in Pipestone County leads the rankings with a water quality grade of F and 1.3 ft of clarity. Below are the top 2 cleanest monitored lakes in Pipestone County, Minnesota, ranked by EPA water quality score.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Split Rock Reservoir	Pipestone	F	1.3 ft	241 µg/L	47.5 µg/L
2	Splitrock Lake	Pipestone	NR	-	-	-

Ranked List

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