Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Golden Lake?
Compared against 7 graded lakes nearby, in Wisconsin.
Golden Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 7 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Golden Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Lake | Waukesha County | B | This lake | 12.8 ft |
| Silver Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 10 ft |
| School Section Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 6.2 ft |
| Crooked Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 8 ft |
| Hunters Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 9.5 ft |
| Lower Nemahbin Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 10.9 ft |
| Pretty Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 12.2 ft |
| Upper Nemahbin Lake | Waukesha County | B | Nearby | 12 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 Golden Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Wisconsinthat carry a letter of their own. 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.