Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Railroad Lake?
Compared against 4 measured lakes within 30 miles, in Iowa.
Of the 4 lakes within 30 miles of it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Railroad Lake, so Railroad Lake is the cleanest measured water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The measured lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railroad Lake | Scott County | This lake | 5.1 ft |
| Blue Grass Lake | Scott County | 0.3 mi | 4.5 ft |
| Lake of the Hills | Scott County | 0.4 mi | 5.1 ft |
| Lambach Lake | Scott County | 0.4 mi | 7.9 ft |
| Lost Grove Lake | Scott County | 16.2 mi | 3.9 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 Railroad Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Iowathat carry readings 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.