What is the cleanest lake near Lake Desor?

Siskiwit Lake in Keweenaw County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 8.8 miles from Lake Desor.

Why is Lake Desor not Grade A?

Lake Desor holds Grade B, with about 7.8 ft of water clarity and 22.7 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Lake Desor in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Lake Desor, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Lake Desor

5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Lake Desor carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Siskiwit Lake (Keweenaw County, Grade A, 8.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Siskiwit Lake

Keweenaw County, Wisconsin · 8.8 mi from Lake Desor

+Higher grade (B → A)
++11.5 ft water clarity

Lake Harvey

Keweenaw County, Wisconsin · 10.1 mi from Lake Desor

+Higher grade (B → A)
++2.7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (11.6 vs 22.7 µg/L)

Feldtmann Lake

Keweenaw County, Wisconsin · 12.2 mi from Lake Desor

+Higher overall water quality score
+Lower phosphorus (14.2 vs 22.7 µg/L)

Beaver Lake

Keweenaw County, Wisconsin · 12.7 mi from Lake Desor

+Higher overall water quality score
+Lower phosphorus (17.1 vs 22.7 µg/L)

Lake Whittlesey

Keweenaw County, Wisconsin · 13.6 mi from Lake Desor

+Higher overall water quality score
++3.8 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.