1
AWae-01 Lake
Whitley County, Wisconsin · 21.7 mi from Lej-08 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
- ++9.8 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Lej-08 Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Lej-08 Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Wae-01 Lake (Whitley County, Grade A, 21.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BLej-04 Lake
Steuben County, Wisconsin · 24.3 mi from Lej-08 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
- ++5.8 ft water clarity
3
CLes-04 Lake
Adams County, Wisconsin · 27.1 mi from Lej-08 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++1.9 ft water clarity
4
CLmj-10 Lake
Steuben County, Wisconsin · 28.4 mi from Lej-08 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++4.2 ft water clarity
5
CLmj-16 Lake
Noble County, Wisconsin · 23.8 mi from Lej-08 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++2.6 ft water clarity
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.