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Of the 6 lakes within 30 miles of it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Lake Butner, so Lake Butner is the cleanest measured water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.

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The measured lakes it was measured against

LakeCountyDistanceClarity
Lake ButnerGranville CountyThis lake5.4 ft
Lake MichieDurham County4 mi2.6 ft
Lake RogersGranville County4.9 mi1.4 ft
Little River ReservoirDurham County7 mi3.1 ft
Beaverdam LakeWake County9.9 mi2.5 ft
Falls of the Neuse ReservoirWake County11.7 mi2.2 ft
Big LakeWake County21.1 mi2.3 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 Butner only with neighbouring lakes in North Carolinathat carry readings 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.