What is the cleanest lake near Lmj-15 Lake?

Lmj-08 Lake in LaGrange County holds a Grade B water quality score and is 15.1 miles from Lmj-15 Lake.

Why is Lmj-15 Lake not Grade A?

Lmj-15 Lake holds Grade C, with about 3.4 ft of water clarity. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Lmj-15 Lake in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Lmj-15 Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Lmj-15 Lake

4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Lmj-15 Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Lmj-08 Lake (LaGrange County, Grade B, 15.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Lmj-08 Lake

LaGrange County, Wisconsin · 15.1 mi from Lmj-15 Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++6.4 ft water clarity

Lmj-11 Lake

LaGrange County, Wisconsin · 15.3 mi from Lmj-15 Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++5.9 ft water clarity

Lmj-10 Lake

Steuben County, Wisconsin · 12.4 mi from Lmj-15 Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++2.3 ft water clarity

Lmj-18 Lake

Noble County, Wisconsin · 12.5 mi from Lmj-15 Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++1.5 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.