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ACarlos Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota · 1.8 mi from Le Homme Dieu Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13 vs 21 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Le Homme Dieu Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Le Homme Dieu Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Carlos Lake (Douglas County, Grade A, 1.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ADarling Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota · 2.6 mi from Le Homme Dieu Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++1.6 ft water clarity
3
ALouise Lake
Douglas County, Minnesota · 3.5 mi from Le Homme Dieu Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++1.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (15 vs 21 µg/L)
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.