What is the cleanest lake near Hunt Lake?

Kelly Lake in Rice County holds a Grade B water quality score and is 4 miles from Hunt Lake.

Why is Hunt Lake not Grade A?

Hunt Lake holds Grade F, with about 3 ft of water clarity and 121 µg/L of phosphorus. 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 Hunt Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Hunt Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Hunt Lake

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

Hunt Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Kelly Lake (Rice County, Grade B, 4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Kelly Lake

Rice County, Minnesota · 4 mi from Hunt Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → B)
++5.2 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (29 vs 121 µg/L)

Dudley Lake

Rice County, Minnesota · 4.5 mi from Hunt Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)
++6 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (47 vs 121 µg/L)

Mazaska Lake

Rice County, Minnesota · 3.7 mi from Hunt Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (49 vs 121 µg/L)

Cedar Lake

Rice County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Hunt Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (83 vs 121 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.