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CLoto Lake
Camden County, Wisconsin · 1.1 mi from Buck 9 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++1.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (22 vs 30 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Buck 9 Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Buck 9 Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Loto Lake (Camden County, Grade C, 1.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
CBuck 12 Lake
Camden County, Wisconsin · 1.7 mi from Buck 9 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (23 vs 30 µg/L)
3
CBuck 10 Lake
Camden County, Wisconsin · 0.6 mi from Buck 9 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++1.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (21 vs 30 µg/L)
5
CBuck 7 Lake
Camden County, Wisconsin · 1.6 mi from Buck 9 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++3 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.