Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Central Mystic Lake?
Compared against 6 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Central Mystic Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 6 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Central Mystic Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Mystic Lake | Scott County | C | This lake | — |
| East Arctic Lake | Scott County | F | Nearby | — |
| Pike Lake | Scott County | D | Nearby | 2.3 ft |
| Upper Prior Lake | Scott County | C | Nearby | 5 ft |
| O'Dowd Lake | Scott County | C | Nearby | 5.5 ft |
| Lower Prior Lake | Scott County | C | Nearby | 10 ft |
| Spring Lake | Scott County | D | Nearby | 6.2 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Central Mystic Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.