1
AImogene Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · 7 mi from Kaine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++22.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14.8 vs 22.8 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Kaine Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Kaine Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Imogene Lake (Vilas County, Grade A, 7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AFranklin Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · 8.3 mi from Kaine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++41.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (10.8 vs 22.8 µg/L)
3
AButternut Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · 8.8 mi from Kaine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++48.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (11.8 vs 22.8 µg/L)
4
ALuna Lake
Forest County, Wisconsin · 9.1 mi from Kaine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (5 vs 22.8 µg/L)
5
AKentuck Lake
Vilas County, Wisconsin · 5.5 mi from Kaine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++22.8 ft water clarity
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.