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ABrickyard Lake
Carver County, Minnesota · 3.1 mi from Mcknight Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → A)
- ++12.8 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14 vs 149 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Mcknight Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Mcknight Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Brickyard Lake (Carver County, Grade A, 3.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
CBavaria Lake
Carver County, Minnesota · 1.4 mi from Mcknight Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
- ++2.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (33 vs 149 µg/L)
3
DGrace Lake
Carver County, Minnesota · 0.9 mi from Mcknight Lake
- +Higher grade (F → D)
- +Lower phosphorus (88 vs 149 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.