Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Third River Flowage Lake?
Compared against 5 graded lakes nearby, in Minnesota.
Third River Flowage Lake holds Grade C (Fair). Of the 5 lakes neighbouring it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Third River Flowage Lake is the cleanest graded water among its neighbours. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third River Flowage Lake | Itasca County | C | This lake | 6.9 ft |
| Sugar Lake | Itasca County | C | Nearby | 8.4 ft |
| Dixon Lake | Itasca County | D | Nearby | 6 ft |
| Lower Pigeon Lake | Itasca County | D | Nearby | 4.2 ft |
| Middle Pigeon Lake | Itasca County | D | Nearby | 7.5 ft |
| Round Lake | Itasca County | F | Nearby | 4.1 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 Third River Flowage Lake only with neighbouring lakes in Minnesotathat carry a letter of their own. 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.