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APickerel Lake East Central Basin; Garfield Township Sec. 1
Newaygo County, Wisconsin · 0.9 mi from Kimball Lake Central Basin; Garfield Township
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++5.5 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Kimball Lake Central Basin; Garfield Township
1 higher-graded lake within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Kimball Lake Central Basin; Garfield Township carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 1 lake holds a higher grade. Pickerel Lake East Central Basin; Garfield Township Sec. 1 (Newaygo County, Grade A, 0.9 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.