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BFairchild Pond
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin · 13.6 mi from Eau Claire Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++1.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (30.4 vs 88 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Eau Claire Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Eau Claire Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Fairchild Pond (Eau Claire County, Grade B, 13.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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CLake Wissota
Chippewa County, Wisconsin · 15.6 mi from Eau Claire Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++2.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (76.4 vs 88 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.