What is the cleanest lake near Augusta Lake?

Bass Lake in Wright County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 3.6 miles from Augusta Lake.

Why is Augusta Lake not Grade A?

Augusta Lake holds Grade C, with about 5.3 ft of water clarity and 25 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 Augusta Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

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

Cleaner Lakes Than Augusta Lake

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

Augusta Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Bass Lake (Wright County, Grade A, 3.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Bass Lake

Wright County, Minnesota · 3.6 mi from Augusta Lake

+Two grade letters higher (C → A)
++8.2 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (12 vs 25 µg/L)

Otter Lake

Stearns County, Minnesota · 1.6 mi from Augusta Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++3.7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (18 vs 25 µg/L)

Clearwater Lake

Wright County, Minnesota · 2.3 mi from Augusta Lake

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

Pleasant Lake

Wright County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Augusta Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++5.7 ft water clarity

John Lake

Wright County, Minnesota · 2.7 mi from Augusta Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++3.2 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.