Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Little Sauk Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Little Sauk Lake holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 3 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Little Sauk Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sauk Lake | Todd County | D | This lake | 5.1 ft |
| Guernsey Lake | Todd County | D | Nearby | 3.9 ft |
| Sauk Lake | Stearns County | D | Nearby | 3.9 ft |
| Osakis Lake | Todd County | D | Nearby | 10.5 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 Little Sauk Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. 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.