1
AEagle Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 3.5 mi from Crane Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++13.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (5 vs 17 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Crane Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Crane Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Eagle Lake (Otter Tail County, Grade A, 3.5 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AWest Battle Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 5.6 mi from Crane Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++9.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (8 vs 17 µg/L)
3
AStuart Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 5.6 mi from Crane Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++7.1 ft water clarity
4
AClitherall Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 3.2 mi from Crane Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++5.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (9 vs 17 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.