Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Layc Lake?
Compared against 6 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Alabama.
Layc Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 6 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Layc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Layc Lake | Shelby County | C | This lake | 3.4 ft |
| Layc Lake | Shelby County | D | 7.9 mi | 3.7 ft |
| Tlst Lake | Talladega County | C | 15.8 mi | 6.3 ft |
| Logs Lake | Talladega County | D | 16.5 mi | 2.6 ft |
| Layc Lake | Shelby County | D | 17.8 mi | 3.7 ft |
| Purs Lake | Jefferson County | D | 20.1 mi | 3.6 ft |
| Mitc Lake | Chilton County | C | 22.5 mi | 5.4 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 Layc Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Alabamathat 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.