1
AFox Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 1.5 mi from Muskrat Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14.5 vs 25.5 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Muskrat Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Muskrat Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Fox Lake (Becker County, Grade A, 1.5 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ADetroit Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 1.9 mi from Muskrat Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++2.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (17 vs 25.5 µg/L)
3
AMeadow Lake
Becker County, Minnesota · 2.1 mi from Muskrat Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++2.1 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 25.5 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.