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Cleaner Lakes Than Hazeltine Lake

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

Hazeltine Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Ann Lake (Carver County, Grade B, 2.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
B

Ann Lake

Carver County, Minnesota · 2.7 mi from Hazeltine Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → B)
  • ++8.2 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (28 vs 151 µg/L)
2
C

Bavaria Lake

Carver County, Minnesota · 2.5 mi from Hazeltine Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • ++4.2 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (33 vs 151 µg/L)
3
C

Lucy Lake

Carver County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Hazeltine Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • ++4.6 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (46 vs 151 µg/L)
4
D

Grace Lake

Carver County, Minnesota · 1.3 mi from Hazeltine Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)
  • ++1.6 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (88 vs 151 µg/L)
5
D

Susan Lake

Carver County, Minnesota · 2.4 mi from Hazeltine Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)
  • ++1.5 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (82 vs 151 µg/L)

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.