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ASugar Lake
Cass County, Minnesota · 7.1 mi from Little Sand Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17 vs 24 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Little Sand Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Little Sand Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Sugar Lake (Cass County, Grade A, 7.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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BSwift Lake
Cass County, Minnesota · 5.7 mi from Little Sand Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- +Lower phosphorus (13.5 vs 24 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.