Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Hill River Lake?
Compared against 6 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Hill River Lake holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 6 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Hill River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill River Lake | Polk County | D | This lake | 4.1 ft |
| Store Lake | Polk County | F | Nearby | 6.9 ft |
| Uff Lake | Polk County | D | Nearby | 3.9 ft |
| Oak Lake | Polk County | F | Nearby | 3 ft |
| Turtle Lake | Polk County | D | Nearby | 3 ft |
| Cross Lake | Polk County | D | Nearby | 3 ft |
| Whitefish Lake | Polk County | D | Nearby | 3.9 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 Hill River Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat 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.