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ABarber Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 5.3 mi from Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++19.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14 vs 49 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Barber Lake (Sawyer County, Grade A, 5.3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ABlueberry Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 8.4 mi from Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++34.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17 vs 49 µg/L)
3
BChippewa Flowage -Pokegema Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 4.7 mi from Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++4.7 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (29 vs 49 µg/L)
4
BChippewa Flowage Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 7.7 mi from Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++9.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (29 vs 49 µg/L)
5
BChippewa Flowage -North of Cranberry Bars Lake
Sawyer County, Wisconsin · 2.6 mi from Chippewa Flowage -Winter Dam Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++1.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (37 vs 49 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.