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Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it with nutrient and algae readings on record, none reads lower than Storm Lake Max Depth, so Storm Lake Max Depth is the cleanest measured water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.

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The measured lakes it was measured against

LakeCountyDistanceClarity
Storm Lake Max DepthBuena Vista CountyThis lake1.7 ft
Newell Pit LakeBuena Vista County8.3 mi4.1 ft
Gustafson LakeBuena Vista County18 mi2.3 ft
Spring LakeCherokee County19.7 mi2.5 ft
Moorehead LakeIda County23 mi3.7 ft
Arrowhead LakeSac County23.7 mi5.6 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 Storm Lake Max Depth only with neighbouring lakes in Iowathat carry readings of their own, within 30 miles. 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.