1
AFourche Creek Lake
Ripley County, Wisconsin · 5.6 mi from Ripley County Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++7 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Ripley County Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Ripley County Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Fourche Creek Lake (Ripley County, Grade A, 5.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AMccormack Lake
Oregon County, Wisconsin · 24.6 mi from Ripley County Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++5.1 ft water clarity
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.