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AFullers Lake: West Basin
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 7.5 mi from Lower Red Lake : West
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++29.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 37 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Lower Red Lake : West
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Lower Red Lake : West carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Fullers Lake: West Basin (Beltrami County, Grade A, 7.5 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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AFullers Lake: East Basin
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 7.7 mi from Lower Red Lake : West
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++36.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (9.5 vs 37 µg/L)
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AJohnson Lake
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 7.1 mi from Lower Red Lake : West
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++11.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (24 vs 37 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.