Is There a Cleaner Lake Near St James Lake?
Compared against 5 measured lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Of the 5 lakes neighbouring it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than St James Lake, so St James Lake is the cleanest measured water among its neighbours. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The measured lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| St James Lake | Watonwan County | This lake | 3 ft |
| Long Lake | Watonwan County | Nearby | 2.5 ft |
| Kansas Lake | Watonwan County | Nearby | 1.5 ft |
| Hanska Lake | Brown County | Nearby | 1 ft |
| Fedji Lake | Watonwan County | Nearby | 3.3 ft |
| Mountain Lake | Cottonwood County | Nearby | 1.2 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 St James Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry readings 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.