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Cleaner Lakes Than Lower Red Lake : East Central

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

Lower Red Lake : East Central carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Heart Lake (Beltrami County, Grade A, 5.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
A

Heart Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota · 5.7 mi from Lower Red Lake : East Central
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++34.5 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (10 vs 36 µg/L)
2
A

Shemahgun Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota · 6.1 mi from Lower Red Lake : East Central
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++36.1 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (10 vs 36 µg/L)
3
A

Island Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota · 6.5 mi from Lower Red Lake : East Central
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++39.4 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (10 vs 36 µg/L)
4
A

Emerald Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota · 6.6 mi from Lower Red Lake : East Central
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++18.1 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 36 µg/L)
5
A

Squaw Smith Lake

Beltrami County, Minnesota · 7 mi from Lower Red Lake : East Central
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++52.5 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (10 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.

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