What is the cleanest lake near Kensington Rearing Pond?

South Oscar Lake in Douglas County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 3.6 miles from Kensington Rearing Pond.

Why is Kensington Rearing Pond not Grade A?

Kensington Rearing Pond holds Grade D, with about 1.3 ft of water clarity and 42 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 Kensington Rearing Pond in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Kensington Rearing Pond, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Kensington Rearing Pond

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

Kensington Rearing Pond carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. South Oscar Lake (Douglas County, Grade A, 3.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

South Oscar Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 3.6 mi from Kensington Rearing Pond

+Two grade letters higher (D → A)
++15.4 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (20 vs 42 µg/L)

Blackwell Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 5.8 mi from Kensington Rearing Pond

+Two grade letters higher (D → A)
++10.2 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (15 vs 42 µg/L)

Rachel Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 6.1 mi from Kensington Rearing Pond

+Two grade letters higher (D → B)
++7.6 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (20 vs 42 µg/L)

Freeborn Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Kensington Rearing Pond

+Higher grade (D → C)
++3.3 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (35 vs 42 µg/L)

Red Rock Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 4.1 mi from Kensington Rearing Pond

+Higher grade (D → C)
++2.3 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.