Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Minnetonka Lake?
Compared against 4 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Minnetonka Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 4 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Minnetonka Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka Lake | Hennepin County | C | This lake | 10 ft |
| Forest Lake | Hennepin County | D | Nearby | 3.7 ft |
| Tanager Lake | Hennepin County | F | Nearby | 2.3 ft |
| Long Lake | Hennepin County | F | Nearby | 3.3 ft |
| Zumbra-Sunny Lake | Carver County | C | Nearby | 9.8 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Minnetonka Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.