1
ASugar Lake
Wright County, Minnesota · 4.4 mi from Clearwater Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13 vs 21 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Clearwater Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Clearwater Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Sugar Lake (Wright County, Grade A, 4.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ABass Lake
Wright County, Minnesota · 1.7 mi from Clearwater Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 21 µg/L)
3
ACedar Lake
Wright County, Minnesota · 3.4 mi from Clearwater Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.8 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.