Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Lake Richie?
Compared against 4 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Michigan.
Lake Richie holds Grade B (Good). Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Lake Richie 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 Richie | Keweenaw County | B | This lake | 9.2 ft |
| Lake George | Keweenaw County | B | 2.4 mi | 8 ft |
| Beaver Lake | Keweenaw County | B | 3.8 mi | 8.9 ft |
| Sargent Lake | Keweenaw County | B | 3.9 mi | 10.5 ft |
| Lake Harvey | Keweenaw County | B | 4.5 mi | 10.4 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 Richie only with neighbouring lakes in Michiganthat 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.