What is the cleanest lake near Gustafson Lake?

Newell Pit Lake in Buena Vista County holds a Grade C water quality score and is 19 miles from Gustafson Lake.

Why is Gustafson Lake not Grade A?

Gustafson Lake holds Grade D, with about 2.3 ft of water clarity. 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 Gustafson Lake in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Gustafson Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Gustafson Lake

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

Gustafson Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Newell Pit Lake (Buena Vista County, Grade C, 19 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Newell Pit Lake

Buena Vista County, Wisconsin · 19 mi from Gustafson Lake

+Higher grade (D → C)
++1.8 ft water clarity

Dog Creek Lake

O'Brien County, Wisconsin · 16.5 mi from Gustafson Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++1.1 ft water clarity

Storm Lake Max Depth

Buena Vista County, Wisconsin · 18 mi from Gustafson Lake

+Higher overall water quality score

Stolley Pit Lake

Clay County, Wisconsin · 19.1 mi from Gustafson Lake

+Higher overall water quality score

Lost Island Lake

Palo Alto County, Wisconsin · 24 mi from Gustafson Lake

+Higher overall water quality score

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.