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Cleaner Lakes Than Midlothian Lake

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

Midlothian Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Wampum Lake (Cook County, Grade B, 7.9 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
B

Wampum Lake

Cook County, Wisconsin · 7.9 mi from Midlothian Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
  • ++5.7 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (16 vs 44.5 µg/L)
2
C

Turtlehead Lake

Cook County, Wisconsin · 4.8 mi from Midlothian Lake
  • +Higher grade (D → C)
  • ++1.6 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (20.5 vs 44.5 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.