Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Rothwell Lake?
Compared against 5 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Missouri.
Rothwell Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Rothwell 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell Lake | Randolph County | C | This lake | 3.6 ft |
| Old Reservoir | Randolph County | C | 0.2 mi | 3.6 ft |
| Cedar Lake | Randolph County | C | 2.7 mi | 2.7 ft |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir | Randolph County | D | 13.6 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Thomas Hill Reservoir | Randolph County | D | 16.6 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Sterling Price Lake | Chariton County | F | 20.4 mi | 1.5 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 Rothwell Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Missourithat 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.