Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Red Bug Slough Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Florida.
Red Bug Slough Lake holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Red Bug Slough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bug Slough Lake | Sarasota County | D | This lake | — |
| Sarasota-Egret Lake | Sarasota County | D | 0.3 mi | 4.2 ft |
| Sarasota-Heron Lake | Sarasota County | D | 0.3 mi | 2.5 ft |
| Sarasota-Cormorant Lake | Sarasota County | D | 0.4 mi | 2.4 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 Red Bug Slough 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.