What is the cleanest lake near Stakke Lake?

Turtle Lake in Becker County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 4.5 miles from Stakke Lake.

Why is Stakke Lake not Grade A?

Stakke Lake holds Grade C, with about 3.6 ft of water clarity and 53 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 Stakke Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Stakke Lake, Top 4 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Stakke Lake

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

Stakke Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Turtle Lake (Becker County, Grade A, 4.5 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Turtle Lake

Becker County, Minnesota · 4.5 mi from Stakke Lake

+Two grade letters higher (C → A)
++19.4 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (8 vs 53 µg/L)

Beseau Lake

Becker County, Minnesota · 2.1 mi from Stakke Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++3.3 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (30.5 vs 53 µg/L)

Nelson Lake

Becker County, Minnesota · 3.8 mi from Stakke Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++2.9 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (27 vs 53 µg/L)

Upper Cormorant Lake

Becker County, Minnesota · 3.9 mi from Stakke Lake

+Higher overall water quality score
++5.1 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (30 vs 53 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.