Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Highlands-Lotela Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
Highlands-Lotela Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Highlands-Lotela Lake is the cleanest graded water in that radius. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands-Lotela Lake | Highlands County | B | This lake | 7 ft |
| Highlands-Little Bonnet Lake | Highlands County | B | 1.1 mi | 2 ft |
| Highlands-Denton Lake | Highlands County | B | 1.5 mi | 23.4 ft |
| Highlands-Lelia Lake | Highlands County | B | 1.5 mi | 4 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 Highlands-Lotela Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Floridathat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. 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.