1
ABear Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · 6 mi from Lake Desair
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++7.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17.5 vs 36.8 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Lake Desair
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Lake Desair carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Bear Lake (Barron County, Grade A, 6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ALake Thirty
Barron County, Wisconsin · 6.4 mi from Lake Desair
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++2.7 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (19.4 vs 36.8 µg/L)
3
ASilver Lake
Barron County, Wisconsin · 7.4 mi from Lake Desair
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++29.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 36.8 µg/L)
4
AKekegama Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · 8.5 mi from Lake Desair
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (26.4 vs 36.8 µg/L)
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.