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Cleaner Lakes Than Lower Mission Lake

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

Lower Mission Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Lougee Lake (Crow Wing County, Grade A, 2.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
A

Lougee Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 2.7 mi from Lower Mission Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
  • ++9.1 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (18 vs 36 µg/L)
2
A

Bass Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 1.2 mi from Lower Mission Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
  • ++6.1 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (19.5 vs 36 µg/L)
3
A

Young Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Lower Mission Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
  • ++3.6 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 36 µg/L)
4
B

Upper Mission Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 1 mi from Lower Mission Lake
  • +Higher grade (C → B)
  • ++3.1 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (21 vs 36 µg/L)
5
B

Perch Lake

Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 2.4 mi from Lower Mission Lake
  • +Higher grade (C → B)
  • +Lower phosphorus (16.5 vs 36 µg/L)

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.