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Of the 6 lakes within 30 miles of it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Forest Lake Se Branch, so Forest Lake Se Branch is the cleanest measured water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.

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The measured lakes it was measured against

LakeCountyDistanceClarity
Forest Lake Se BranchAdair CountyThis lake2.3 ft
Forest Lake Se BranchAdair County1 mi2.3 ft
Hazel Creek Lk. LakeAdair County7.8 mi3.6 ft
Hazel Creek Lk. LakeAdair County8.7 mi3.6 ft
Hazel Creek Lk. LakeAdair County8.9 mi3.6 ft
Long Branch LakeMacon County29.4 mi1.8 ft
Long Branch LakeMacon County29.5 mi1.8 ft

What the comparison covers

A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Forest Lake Se Branch only with neighbouring lakes in Missourithat carry readings of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.