Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Bde Maka Ska Lake?
Compared against 7 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Bde Maka Ska Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 7 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Bde Maka Ska Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bde Maka Ska Lake | Hennepin County | C | This lake | 9.8 ft |
| Lake of the Isles | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 5.2 ft |
| Cedar Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 4.8 ft |
| Harriet Lake | Hennepin County | C | Nearby | 9.7 ft |
| Brownie Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 5 ft |
| Spring Lake | Hennepin County | F | Nearby | 3.4 ft |
| Loring Lake | Hennepin County | F | Nearby | 2.9 ft |
| Powderhorn Lake | Hennepin County | F | Nearby | 1.5 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Bde Maka Ska Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.