1
DBuffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access
DeKalb County, Wisconsin · 0.1 mi from Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam
- +Higher overall water quality score
Cleaner Lakes Than Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Buffalo Bill Lake Nr. Access (DeKalb County, Grade D, 0.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
DPony Express Lake
DeKalb County, Wisconsin · 0.9 mi from Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam
- +Higher overall water quality score
3
DHamilton Lake
Caldwell County, Wisconsin · 19.2 mi from Buffalo Bill Lake 0.4 Mi From Dam
- +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.