What is the cleanest lake near Staring Lake?

Round Lake in Hennepin County holds a Grade C water quality score and is 3 miles from Staring Lake.

Why is Staring Lake not Grade A?

Staring Lake holds Grade F, with about 2.6 ft of water clarity and 90 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 Staring Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

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

Cleaner Lakes Than Staring Lake

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

Staring Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Round Lake (Hennepin County, Grade C, 3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Round Lake

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Staring Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)
++4.8 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (28 vs 90 µg/L)

Idlewild Lake

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 2 mi from Staring Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)
++3.3 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (37 vs 90 µg/L)

Red Rock Lake

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 1.5 mi from Staring Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (35.5 vs 90 µg/L)

Mccoy Lake

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 0.7 mi from Staring Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (47 vs 90 µg/L)

Mitchell Lake

Hennepin County, Minnesota · 2.8 mi from Staring Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (37 vs 90 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.