What is the cleanest lake near Firehouse Park Lake?

Blue Valley Lake in Jackson County holds a Grade C water quality score and is 4.1 miles from Firehouse Park Lake.

Why is Firehouse Park Lake not Grade A?

Firehouse Park Lake holds Grade F and 297 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Firehouse Park Lake in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Firehouse Park Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Firehouse Park Lake

4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Firehouse Park Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Blue Valley Lake (Jackson County, Grade C, 4.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Blue Valley Lake

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 4.1 mi from Firehouse Park Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)

Blue Springs L. Nr. Dam Lake

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 6.4 mi from Firehouse Park Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (32.3 vs 297 µg/L)

Valley Lake

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 6.3 mi from Firehouse Park Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (76.3 vs 297 µg/L)

Lake of the Woods-Kc

Jackson County, Wisconsin · 5.9 mi from Firehouse Park Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
+Lower phosphorus (94.5 vs 297 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.