1
BNorth Spirit Lake
Price County, Wisconsin · 1.3 mi from Spirit Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++6.6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (34.6 vs 88.1 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Spirit Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Spirit Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. North Spirit Lake (Price County, Grade B, 1.3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BLake Esadore
Taylor County, Wisconsin · 19.9 mi from Spirit Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (22.3 vs 88.1 µg/L)
3
BLake Mohawksin
Lincoln County, Wisconsin · 19.8 mi from Spirit Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++3.3 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (34.7 vs 88.1 µg/L)
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.