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BSugar Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 5.1 mi from Third River Flowage Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
Cleaner Lakes Than Third River Flowage Lake
2 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Third River Flowage Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Sugar Lake (Itasca County, Grade B, 5.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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BAlice Lake
Itasca County, Minnesota · 7.7 mi from Third River Flowage Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++1.1 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.