Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Polk-Boca Cove Lake?
Compared against 5 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
Polk-Boca Cove Lake holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Polk-Boca Cove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk-Boca Cove Lake | Polk County | D | This lake | 1.4 ft |
| Polk-Little Bass Lake | Polk County | D | 0.1 mi | 1.3 ft |
| Polk-Gaskin'S Cut Lake | Polk County | D | 0.1 mi | 1.4 ft |
| Polk-Big Bass Lake | Polk County | D | 0.2 mi | 1 ft |
| Polk-Flora Lake | Polk County | D | 0.2 mi | 1.5 ft |
| Polk-Fauna Lake | Polk County | D | 0.3 mi | 3 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 Polk-Boca Cove Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Floridathat 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.