1
AHospital Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 2.6 mi from Fish Hook Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++8.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (10.5 vs 18.5 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Fish Hook Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Fish Hook Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Hospital Lake (Becker County, Grade A, 2.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AWhite Earth Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 1.5 mi from Fish Hook Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (7 vs 18.5 µg/L)
3
ABass Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 2.3 mi from Fish Hook Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++1.7 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 18.5 µg/L)
4
AMccraney Lake
Mahnomen County, Minnesota · 5.1 mi from Fish Hook Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++2.6 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.