What is the cleanest lake near Stratton Ponds?

Reynard Lake in Bayfield County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 0.6 miles from Stratton Ponds.

Why is Stratton Ponds not Grade A?

Stratton Ponds holds Grade B, with about 9.8 ft of water clarity and 20.9 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 Stratton Ponds in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Stratton Ponds, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Stratton Ponds

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

Stratton Ponds carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Reynard Lake (Bayfield County, Grade A, 0.6 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Reynard Lake

Bayfield County, Wisconsin · 0.6 mi from Stratton Ponds

+Higher grade (B → A)
++23.8 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (5 vs 20.9 µg/L)

Bufo Lake

Bayfield County, Wisconsin · 1.5 mi from Stratton Ponds

+Higher grade (B → A)
++23 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (14 vs 20.9 µg/L)

Anderson Lake

Bayfield County, Wisconsin · 1.9 mi from Stratton Ponds

+Higher grade (B → A)
++20.5 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (5 vs 20.9 µg/L)

Pigeon Lake

Bayfield County, Wisconsin · 3.9 mi from Stratton Ponds

+Higher grade (B → A)
++32.9 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (13.3 vs 20.9 µg/L)

Wishbone Lake

Bayfield County, Wisconsin · 0.5 mi from Stratton Ponds

+Higher grade (B → A)
++5.8 ft water clarity

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.