What is the cleanest lake near Shallow Lake?

Spider (Ne Lake in Hubbard County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 2.7 miles from Shallow Lake.

Why is Shallow Lake not Grade A?

Shallow Lake holds Grade B, with about 8.2 ft of water clarity and 11 µg/L of phosphorus. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Shallow Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Shallow Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Shallow Lake

5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Shallow Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Spider (Ne Lake (Hubbard County, Grade A, 2.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Spider (Ne Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota · 2.7 mi from Shallow Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++8.9 ft water clarity

Belle Taine Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota · 2.9 mi from Shallow Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++14.6 ft water clarity

Little Sand Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Shallow Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++11.8 ft water clarity

Deer Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota · 0.5 mi from Shallow Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++4.6 ft water clarity

Boulder Lake

Hubbard County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Shallow Lake

+Higher grade (B → A)
++2.6 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.