Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Lambach Lake?
Compared against 4 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Iowa.
Lambach Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Lambach Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambach Lake | Scott County | C | This lake | 7.9 ft |
| Lake of the Hills | Scott County | C | 0.3 mi | 5.1 ft |
| Railroad Lake | Scott County | C | 0.4 mi | 5.1 ft |
| Blue Grass Lake | Scott County | C | 0.7 mi | 4.5 ft |
| Lost Grove Lake | Scott County | C | 15.9 mi | 3.9 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 Lambach Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Iowathat 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.