1
ALougee Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 3.4 mi from Upper Mission Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Upper Mission Lake
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Upper Mission Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Lougee Lake (Crow Wing County, Grade A, 3.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ABass Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 2.1 mi from Upper Mission Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++3 ft water clarity
3
AHorseshoe Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 3 mi from Upper Mission Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++4.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 21 µg/L)
4
AYoung Lake
Crow Wing County, Minnesota · 3.1 mi from Upper Mission Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 21 µg/L)
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.