Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Sand Lick Creek Lake?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Kentucky.
Sand Lick Creek Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Sand Lick Creek 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Lick Creek Lake | Fleming County | C | This lake | — |
| Lake Cannigo | Nicholas County | C | 23.2 mi | — |
| Smoky Valley Lake | Carter County | C | 26.6 mi | — |
| Greenbrier Creek Reservoir | Montgomery County | C | 29.1 mi | — |
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 Sand Lick Creek Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Kentuckythat 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.