Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Lotawana Lake?
Compared against 5 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Missouri.
Lotawana Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Lotawana Lake is the cleanest graded water in that radius. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lotawana Lake | Jackson County | B | This lake | 4.6 ft |
| Prairie Lee Lake | Jackson County | C | 4.4 mi | 3 ft |
| Jacomo Lake | Jackson County | B | 5.1 mi | 3.3 ft |
| Jackrabbit Lake | Jackson County | F | 5.2 mi | 1.5 ft |
| Nell Lake | Jackson County | F | 5.6 mi | 1.3 ft |
| Coot Lake | Jackson County | F | 6.7 mi | 1.6 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 Lotawana Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Missourithat carry a letter 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.