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CJo Shelby Lake
Linn County, Wisconsin · 23.4 mi from Indian Creek Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (48 vs 80 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Indian Creek Lake
1 higher-graded lake within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Indian Creek Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 1 lake holds a higher grade. Jo Shelby Lake (Linn County, Grade C, 23.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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.