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AOutlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · mi from Ml Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
Cleaner Lakes Than Ml Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Ml Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River (Mille Lacs County, Grade A, null mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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AOutlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota · mi from Ml Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
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.