Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Lake Ben Johnson?
Compared against 7 graded lakes within 30 miles, in North Carolina.
Lake Ben Johnson holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 7 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Lake Ben Johnson is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Ben Johnson | Orange County | C | This lake | 3.3 ft |
| Corporation Lake | Orange County | C | 0.9 mi | 2.2 ft |
| Lake Orange | Orange County | F | 5.7 mi | 2.9 ft |
| West Fk Eno R Reservoir | Orange County | D | 5.8 mi | 3.8 ft |
| West Fork Eno River Reservoir | Orange County | D | 6.7 mi | 3.8 ft |
| Cane Creek Reservoir | Orange County | D | 9.7 mi | 3.6 ft |
| University Lake | Orange County | F | 12.2 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Little River Reservoir | Durham County | F | 14.7 mi | 3.1 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Lake Ben Johnson only with neighbouring lakes in North Carolinathat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.