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Cleaner Lakes Than Blue River Parkway Lake

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

Blue River Parkway Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Longview Lake by Dam (Jackson County, Grade C, 5.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
C

Longview Lake by Dam

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 5.4 mi from Blue River Parkway Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • +Lower phosphorus (23.5 vs 264 µg/L)
2
D

Longview L. Nr. Dam Lake

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 5.2 mi from Blue River Parkway Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)
  • +Lower phosphorus (54 vs 264 µg/L)
3
F

Lake of the Woods-Kc

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 4.7 mi from Blue River Parkway Lake
  • +Higher overall water quality score
  • +Lower phosphorus (94.5 vs 264 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.