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Cleaner Lakes Than Morrison Lake

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

Morrison Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Devils Lake (Ramsey County, Grade C, 14.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
C

Devils Lake

Ramsey County, Wisconsin · 14.1 mi from Morrison Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • ++3.3 ft water clarity
2
C

Devils Lake

Benson County, Wisconsin · 21.5 mi from Morrison Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • ++1.8 ft water clarity
3
D

Pelican Lake

Ramsey County, Wisconsin · 16.6 mi from Morrison Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)
  • ++1.8 ft water clarity
4
D

Sweetwater Lake

Ramsey County, Wisconsin · 3.6 mi from Morrison Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)
5
D

Dry Lake

Ramsey County, Wisconsin · 6.6 mi from Morrison Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)

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.