Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Forest Lake Se Branch?
Compared against 6 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Missouri.
Forest Lake Se Branch holds Grade B (Good). Of the 6 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Forest Lake Se Branch is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Se Branch | Adair County | B | This lake | 2.3 ft |
| Forest Lake Se Branch | Adair County | B | 1 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Adair County | B | 7.8 mi | 3.6 ft |
| Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Adair County | B | 8.7 mi | 3.6 ft |
| Hazel Creek Lk. Lake | Adair County | B | 8.9 mi | 3.6 ft |
| Long Branch Lake | Macon County | C | 29.4 mi | 1.8 ft |
| Long Branch Lake | Macon County | C | 29.5 mi | 1.8 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 a letter 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.