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ABlueberry Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 6.6 mi from Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++32.7 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17 vs 37 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Blueberry Lake (Sawyer County, Grade A, 6.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ALost Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 7.6 mi from Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++17.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (18 vs 37 µg/L)
3
ABarber Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 7.6 mi from Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++18 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14 vs 37 µg/L)
4
ACallahan Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 7.9 mi from Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++18.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (22.3 vs 37 µg/L)
5
BChippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 2.6 mi from Chippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++3.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (29 vs 37 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.