Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Pipe Lake?
Compared against 4 graded lakes nearby, in Wisconsin.
Pipe Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 4 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Pipe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Lake | Polk County | B | This lake | 11.5 ft |
| North Pipe Lake | Polk County | C | Nearby | 5.8 ft |
| Staples Lake | Barron County | D | Nearby | 2.6 ft |
| Big Round Lake | Polk County | C | Nearby | 5 ft |
| Big Round Lake | Polk County | C | Nearby | 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 Pipe Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Wisconsinthat 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.