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Cleaner Lakes Than Union Grove Lake

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

Union Grove Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Sand Lake (Marshall County, Grade B, 9.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
B

Sand Lake

Marshall County, Wisconsin · 9.1 mi from Union Grove Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → B)
  • ++4.8 ft water clarity
2
C

Green Castle Lake

Marshall County, Wisconsin · 15.3 mi from Union Grove Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
  • ++3 ft water clarity
3
D

Otter Creek Lake

Tama County, Wisconsin · 11.7 mi from Union Grove Lake
  • +Higher grade (F → D)

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.