1
ACass Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Kitchi Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++10.3 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Kitchi Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Kitchi Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Cass Lake (Beltrami County, Grade A, null mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ABuck Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Kitchi Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3.8 ft water clarity
3
AMoose Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Kitchi Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++5.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (11 vs 19.5 µg/L)
4
BKitchi West Arm Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Kitchi Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++2 ft water clarity
5
BPug Hole Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · mi from Kitchi Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++2.5 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.