1
ASams Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 7.8 mi from Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++34.5 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Eddy by Pony Creek Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Sams Lake (Shawano County, Grade A, 7.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AMission Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 8.5 mi from Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++55.8 ft water clarity
3
AUnknown Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 9.6 mi from Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++14.8 ft water clarity
4
AMalone Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 9.7 mi from Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++42.7 ft water clarity
5
BUpper Red Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 6.8 mi from Eddy by Pony Creek Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++23 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.