Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Lake Wingra?
Compared against 4 measured lakes nearby, in Wisconsin.
Of the 4 lakes neighbouring it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Lake Wingra, so Lake Wingra is the cleanest measured water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The measured lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Wingra | Dane County | This lake | 4 ft |
| Odana Pond | Dane County | Nearby | 1 ft |
| Lake Mendota | Dane County | Nearby | 5 ft |
| Lake Monona | Dane County | Nearby | 7 ft |
| Lake Waubesa | Dane County | Nearby | 3.2 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 Wingra only with neighbouring lakes in Wisconsinthat carry readings of their own. 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.