What is the cleanest lake near North Center Lake?

North Lindstrom Lake in Chisago County holds a Grade B water quality score and is 1.4 miles from North Center Lake.

Why is North Center Lake not Grade A?

North Center Lake holds Grade C, with about 3.5 ft of water clarity and 40 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of North Center Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than North Center Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than North Center Lake

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

North Center Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. North Lindstrom Lake (Chisago County, Grade B, 1.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

North Lindstrom Lake

Chisago County, Minnesota · 1.4 mi from North Center Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++3.7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (18 vs 40 µg/L)

Sunrise Lake

Chisago County, Minnesota · 2 mi from North Center Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++4.2 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (14.7 vs 40 µg/L)

South Lindstrom Lake

Chisago County, Minnesota · 1.9 mi from North Center Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
++1.7 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (28 vs 40 µg/L)

Mattson Lake

Chisago County, Minnesota · 3.3 mi from North Center Lake

+Higher grade (C → B)
+Lower phosphorus (16 vs 40 µg/L)

South Center Lake

Chisago County, Minnesota · 2.5 mi from North Center Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++1.4 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (29 vs 40 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.