Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Phalen Lake?
Compared against 7 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Phalen Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 7 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Phalen Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalen Lake | Ramsey County | C | This lake | 8.1 ft |
| Round Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 8 ft |
| Wakefield Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 5.9 ft |
| Keller Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 4.3 ft |
| Gervais Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 5 ft |
| Beaver Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 7.7 ft |
| Kohlman Lake | Ramsey County | D | Nearby | 3.6 ft |
| Mccarron Lake | Ramsey County | C | Nearby | 11.5 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Phalen Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.