What is the cleanest lake near Unnamed Lake?

Red Rock Lake in Douglas County holds a Grade C water quality score and is 11.8 miles from Unnamed Lake.

Why is Unnamed Lake not Grade A?

Unnamed Lake holds Grade F, with about 0.7 ft of water clarity and 269 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 Unnamed Lake in Minnesota, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Unnamed Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Unnamed Lake

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

Unnamed Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Red Rock Lake (Douglas County, Grade C, 11.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Red Rock Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 11.8 mi from Unnamed Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)
++2.9 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (53.5 vs 269 µg/L)

Unnamed Lake

Grant County, Minnesota · 7.1 mi from Unnamed Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
++2.9 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (72 vs 269 µg/L)

Lower Elk Lake

Grant County, Minnesota · 8.6 mi from Unnamed Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
++1.1 ft water clarity
+Lower phosphorus (58.5 vs 269 µg/L)

Kensington Rearing Pond

Douglas County, Minnesota · 12.6 mi from Unnamed Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
+Lower phosphorus (42 vs 269 µg/L)

Barrows Lake

Grant County, Minnesota · 9 mi from Unnamed Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)
++5.9 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.