Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Hillsborough-Michaela Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
Hillsborough-Michaela Lake holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Hillsborough-Michaela 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough-Michaela Lake | Hillsborough County | D | This lake | 1.5 ft |
| Hillsborough-Stearns Lake | Hillsborough County | D | 0.4 mi | 2 ft |
| Lake Valrico Middle | Hillsborough County | D | 4.7 mi | — |
| Lake Valrico Middle | Hillsborough County | D | 4.8 mi | — |
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 Hillsborough-Michaela 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.