Is There a Cleaner Lake Near South Turtle Lake?
Compared against 5 graded lakes nearby, in Wisconsin.
South Turtle Lake holds Grade B (Good). Of the 5 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so South Turtle Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Turtle Lake | Vilas County | B | This lake | 8 ft |
| North Turtle Lake | Vilas County | B | Nearby | 8.5 ft |
| Birch Lake | Vilas County | B | Nearby | 6.5 ft |
| Rock Lake | Vilas County | C | Nearby | 6.2 ft |
| Hiawatha Lake | Vilas County | B | Nearby | 4 ft |
| Circle Lily Lake | Vilas County | B | Nearby | 6 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 South Turtle Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Wisconsinthat carry a letter of their own. 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.