What is the cleanest lake near George Lake?

Watab Lake in Stearns County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 7 miles from George Lake.

Why is George Lake not Grade A?

George Lake holds Grade B, with about 7.3 ft of water clarity and 23 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 George Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than George Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than George Lake

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

George Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Watab Lake (Stearns County, Grade A, 7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Watab Lake

Stearns County, Minnesota · 7 mi from George Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++3.2 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (5 vs 23 µg/L)

Unnamed Lake

Sherburne County, Minnesota · 7.3 mi from George Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++6.2 ft water clarity

Long Lake

Stearns County, Minnesota · 9.2 mi from George Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++5.7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (17 vs 23 µg/L)

Pickerel Lake

Sherburne County, Minnesota · 7.7 mi from George Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++2.7 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.