Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Phillips Lake?
Compared against 4 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Missouri.
Phillips Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Phillips Lake is the cleanest graded water in that radius. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Lake | Boone County | B | This lake | 2.8 ft |
| Bethel Lake | Boone County | B | 2.6 mi | 2.2 ft |
| Cedar Lake | Boone County | F | 3.2 mi | 2.1 ft |
| Little Dixie Lake | Callaway County | F | 9.2 mi | 1.7 ft |
| Ashland Lake | Boone County | F | 10.8 mi | 1.9 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 Phillips Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Missourithat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. 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.