What is the cleanest lake near Bakkens Pond?

Black Hawk Lake in Iowa County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 12.8 miles from Bakkens Pond.

Why is Bakkens Pond not Grade A?

Bakkens Pond holds Grade B, with about 8.2 ft of water clarity and 23.3 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 Bakkens Pond in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Bakkens Pond, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Bakkens Pond

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

Bakkens Pond carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Black Hawk Lake (Iowa County, Grade A, 12.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Black Hawk Lake

Iowa County, Wisconsin · 12.8 mi from Bakkens Pond

+Higher grade (B → A)
++9 ft water clarity

Cruson Slough Lake

Richland County, Wisconsin · 5.2 mi from Bakkens Pond

+Higher grade (B → A)
++16.9 ft water clarity

White Mound Lake

Sauk County, Wisconsin · 12.7 mi from Bakkens Pond

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

Long Lake

Sauk County, Wisconsin · 2 mi from Bakkens Pond

+Higher overall water quality score
++5.3 ft water clarity

Kendal Lake

Iowa County, Wisconsin · 12.4 mi from Bakkens Pond

+Higher overall water quality score
++14.4 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.