1
BWampum Lake
Cook County, Wisconsin · 15.4 mi from Monee Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
- ++2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (16 vs 128 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Monee Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Monee Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Wampum Lake (Cook County, Grade B, 15.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
CTurtlehead Lake
Cook County, Wisconsin · 17.5 mi from Monee Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- +Lower phosphorus (20.5 vs 128 µg/L)
3
DMidlothian Lake
Cook County, Wisconsin · 13.9 mi from Monee Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- +Lower phosphorus (44.5 vs 128 µg/L)
4
DArrowhead Lake
Cook County, Wisconsin · 18 mi from Monee Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- +Lower phosphorus (31.5 vs 128 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.