1
BAlice Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 5.8 mi from Dixon Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++2.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 33 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Dixon Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Dixon Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Alice Lake (Itasca County, Grade B, 5.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BThird River Flowage Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 5.4 mi from Dixon Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++1.4 ft water clarity
3
CMiddle Pigeon Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 5.5 mi from Dixon Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++1.5 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.