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Cleaner Lakes Than Bowman-Haley Dam Lake

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

Bowman-Haley Dam Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Lutz Dam Lake (Bowman County, Grade B, 21.2 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
B

Lutz Dam Lake

Bowman County, Wisconsin · 21.2 mi from Bowman-Haley Dam Lake
  • +Higher grade (C → B)
  • ++10.5 ft water clarity
2
C

Kalina Dam Lake

Bowman County, Wisconsin · 15.6 mi from Bowman-Haley Dam Lake
  • +Higher overall water quality score

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.