1
APine Lake
Iron County, Wisconsin · 10.4 mi from Gile Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17.8 vs 30.6 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Gile Flowage Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Gile Flowage Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Pine Lake (Iron County, Grade A, 10.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ALittle Pine Lake
Iron County, Wisconsin · 10.9 mi from Gile Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++9.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13.3 vs 30.6 µg/L)
3
ALake Dorothy
Iron County, Wisconsin · 11.6 mi from Gile Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++11 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (16.9 vs 30.6 µg/L)
4
BSaxon Fall Flowage Lake
Iron County, Wisconsin · 12.4 mi from Gile Flowage Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++11.4 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.