Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Bear Paw Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes nearby, in Wisconsin.
Bear Paw Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 3 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Bear Paw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Paw Lake | Oconto County | B | This lake | 16 ft |
| Grindle Lake | Oconto County | B | Nearby | 9 ft |
| Crooked Lake | Oconto County | B | Nearby | 11 ft |
| Chute Pond at | Oconto County | C | Nearby | 6 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 Bear Paw Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Wisconsinthat 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.