What is the cleanest lake near Arkdale Lake?

Camelot Lake in Adams County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 13.3 miles from Arkdale Lake.

Why is Arkdale Lake not Grade A?

Arkdale Lake holds Grade B, with about 14.8 ft of water clarity and 21.8 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Arkdale Lake in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Arkdale Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Arkdale Lake

5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Arkdale Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Camelot Lake (Adams County, Grade A, 13.3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Camelot Lake

Adams County, Wisconsin · 13.3 mi from Arkdale Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++8.2 ft water clarity

Camelot Lake

Adams County, Wisconsin · 13.6 mi from Arkdale Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++10.6 ft water clarity

Big Roche A Cri Lake

Adams County, Wisconsin · 3.3 mi from Arkdale Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++18 ft water clarity

Lake Sherwood

Adams County, Wisconsin · 12.6 mi from Arkdale Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++4.9 ft water clarity

Arrowhead Lake

Adams County, Wisconsin · 12.6 mi from Arkdale Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++6.5 ft water clarity

How this list is built

Every lake on LakeQuality has a calculated grade from EPA Water Quality Portal samples — secchi depth, total phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measured against Metropolitan Council thresholds. To suggest cleaner alternatives, we filter lakes within 30 miles to those with a strictly higher numeric score, then rank by grade improvement with a small proximity tiebreak. Cross-state and limited-data lakes are excluded so the list stays locally relevant.