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AVolusia-Mamie Lake
Volusia County, Florida · 6.7 mi from Lkwood Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
- ++6.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (11 vs 71.2 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Lkwood Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Lkwood Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Volusia-Mamie Lake (Volusia County, Grade A, 6.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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BWio Lake
Volusia County, Florida · 7.3 mi from Lkwood Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
- ++4.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (20 vs 71.2 µg/L)
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CKimball Lake
Lake County, Florida · 3.9 mi from Lkwood Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (18.6 vs 71.2 µg/L)
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CDexter Lake
Volusia County, Florida · 4.2 mi from Lkwood Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (18 vs 71.2 µg/L)
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CStaggermud Lake
Lake County, Florida · 5.3 mi from Lkwood Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (18 vs 71.2 µg/L)
Reading the cohort
Within 30 miles of Lkwood Lake, 5 water bodies score higher than its Grade D on the same EPA water-quality metrics. That density of cleaner options is itself a signal — when several nearby lakes score better on the same indicators, the issues at Lkwood Lake are typically lake-specific (depth, watershed inflow, stratification pattern) rather than regional. The choice for a swim, paddle, or fishing trip is genuinely between meaningfully different water bodies, not between marginal differences in the same dataset.
Volusia-Mamie Lake (Volusia County, Grade A) is the closest cleaner option at 6.7 miles from Lkwood Lake — close enough to be a genuine substitute for most users, far enough that it isn't the same neighborhood lake. Worth the trip if water quality is the primary driver; less obvious if Lkwood Lake is on the way to other plans.
The EPA water-quality grading combines clarity (Secchi depth), phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measurements from state environmental sampling. A higher letter grade reflects measurably cleaner water on those indicators, not subjective beauty or access quality — a Grade A lake might have worse boat-launch facilities or shoreline access than a Grade C neighbor, so the ranking is one input alongside the rest of trip planning. See the methodology page for the full grading formula.
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.