1
ARound Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 6.6 mi from Pigeon Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++21.7 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14.8 vs 73.1 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Pigeon Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Pigeon Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Round Lake (Shawano County, Grade A, 6.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AGrass Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 6.8 mi from Pigeon Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++20.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (15.7 vs 73.1 µg/L)
3
APine Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 7.2 mi from Pigeon Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++25 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13.6 vs 73.1 µg/L)
4
ALong Lake
Shawano County, Wisconsin · 8.1 mi from Pigeon Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++11.9 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (22.3 vs 73.1 µg/L)
5
ASchool Section Lake
Waupaca County, Wisconsin · 9.3 mi from Pigeon Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (C → A)
- ++12.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (23.9 vs 73.1 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.