What is the cleanest lake near Briggs Lake?

Unnamed Lake in Sherburne County holds a Grade B water quality score and is 6.3 miles from Briggs Lake.

Why is Briggs Lake not Grade A?

Briggs Lake holds Grade D, with about 3 ft of water clarity and 70 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Briggs Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Briggs Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Briggs Lake

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

Briggs Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Unnamed Lake (Sherburne County, Grade B, 6.3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Unnamed Lake

Sherburne County, Minnesota · 6.3 mi from Briggs Lake

+Two grade letters higher (D → B)
++10.5 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (23 vs 70 µg/L)

Long Lake

Stearns County, Minnesota · 8.7 mi from Briggs Lake

+Two grade letters higher (D → B)
++10 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (17 vs 70 µg/L)

Pickerel Lake

Sherburne County, Minnesota · 6.5 mi from Briggs Lake

+Two grade letters higher (D → B)
++7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (24 vs 70 µg/L)

Fish Lake

Wright County, Minnesota · 8.9 mi from Briggs Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
+Lower phosphorus (53 vs 70 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.