Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Duck Lake?
Compared against 7 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Duck Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 7 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Duck Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Lake | Hennepin County | C | This lake | 5.9 ft |
| Round Lake | Hennepin County | C | Nearby | 6.6 ft |
| Mitchell Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 3 ft |
| Lotus Lake | Carver County | D | Nearby | 5.7 ft |
| Red Rock Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 2.6 ft |
| Rice Marsh Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 7.7 ft |
| Silver Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 5.2 ft |
| Bryant Lake | Hennepin County | C | Nearby | 9.8 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Duck Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.