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ABelle Taine Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 1.4 mi from Fifth Crow Wing Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++13.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (7 vs 20 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Fifth Crow Wing Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Fifth Crow Wing Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Belle Taine Lake (Hubbard County, Grade A, 1.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AIsland Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3.4 mi from Fifth Crow Wing Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (10 vs 20 µg/L)
3
ADeer Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3.3 mi from Fifth Crow Wing Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 20 µg/L)
4
ABig Stony Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3.9 mi from Fifth Crow Wing Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- +Lower phosphorus (11 vs 20 µg/L)
5
BShallow Lake
Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3.4 mi from Fifth Crow Wing Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- +Lower phosphorus (11 vs 20 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.