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AMoose Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Big Rice Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++8.4 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Big Rice Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Big Rice Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Moose Lake (Beltrami County, Grade A, null mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BKitchi West Arm Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Big Rice Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++4.5 ft water clarity
3
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BPug Hole Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Big Rice Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++5 ft water clarity
5
BBullhead Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Big Rice Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++1.8 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.