Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Storm Lake Max Depth?
Compared against 5 graded lakes within 30 miles, in Iowa.
Storm Lake Max Depth holds Grade B (Good). Of the 5 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Storm Lake Max Depth is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Lake Max Depth | Buena Vista County | B | This lake | 1.7 ft |
| Newell Pit Lake | Buena Vista County | B | 8.3 mi | 4.1 ft |
| Gustafson Lake | Buena Vista County | D | 18 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Spring Lake | Cherokee County | D | 19.7 mi | 2.5 ft |
| Moorehead Lake | Ida County | D | 23 mi | 3.7 ft |
| Arrowhead Lake | Sac County | B | 23.7 mi | 5.6 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 a letter 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.