1
ALindgren Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 3.6 mi from Julia Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6.1 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Julia Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Julia Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Lindgren Lake (Beltrami County, Grade A, 3.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AFox Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 4.1 mi from Julia Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3.8 ft water clarity
3
AThree Island Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 4.3 mi from Julia Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.6 ft water clarity
4
AMovil Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 5 mi from Julia Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 17.5 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.