Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Long Branch Lake?
Compared against 4 measured lakes within 30 miles, in Missouri.
Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Long Branch Lake, so Long Branch Lake is the cleanest measured water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The measured lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch Lake | Macon County | This lake | 1.8 ft |
| Long Branch Lake | Macon County | 0.2 mi | 1.8 ft |
| Macon City Lake | Macon County | 1.1 mi | 1.9 ft |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir | Randolph County | 10.8 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir | Randolph County | 15.5 mi | 2.3 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 Long Branch Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Missourithat carry readings of their own, within 30 miles. 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.