1
ADevil'S Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 5.2 mi from Little Pine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++5.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13 vs 26 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Little Pine Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Little Pine Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Devil'S Lake (Otter Tail County, Grade A, 5.2 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ALittle Mcdonald Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 7.8 mi from Little Pine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++17.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (7 vs 26 µg/L)
3
AKerbs Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 8.6 mi from Little Pine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++18.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (7 vs 26 µg/L)
4
APaul Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 7.7 mi from Little Pine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (15 vs 26 µg/L)
5
ABoedigheimer Lake
Otter Tail County, Minnesota · 8.5 mi from Little Pine Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- +Lower phosphorus (18.5 vs 26 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.