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BSchneider Lake
Stearns County, Minnesota · 2.1 mi from Cedar Island Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
- ++15.7 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Cedar Island Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Cedar Island Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Schneider Lake (Stearns County, Grade B, 2.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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CBolfing Lake
Stearns County, Minnesota · 2.1 mi from Cedar Island Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++3.6 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.