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Cleaner Lakes Than Baker Lake

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

Baker Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Spring Lake (Vilas County, Grade A, 1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

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A

Spring Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · 1 mi from Baker Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++13.5 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (16.3 vs 27.2 µg/L)
2
A

Myrtle Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · 1 mi from Baker Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++19.2 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (17.2 vs 27.2 µg/L)
3
A

Little Tamarack Flowage Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · 1.1 mi from Baker Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++11.8 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (15 vs 27.2 µg/L)
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A

Stormy Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · 1.5 mi from Baker Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++44.7 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (10.5 vs 27.2 µg/L)
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A

Moccasin Lake

Vilas County, Wisconsin · 4.5 mi from Baker Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++21.7 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (13.9 vs 27.2 µg/L)

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.

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