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BLower Red Lake : East
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 10.5 mi from Upper Red Lake: West
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++6.5 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (32 vs 39 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Upper Red Lake: West
4 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Upper Red Lake: West carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 4 lakes hold a higher grade. Lower Red Lake : East (Beltrami County, Grade B, 10.5 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BLower Red Lake : East Central
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 10.9 mi from Upper Red Lake: West
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++6.5 ft water clarity
3
BLower Red Lake : Central
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 11.9 mi from Upper Red Lake: West
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++6.5 ft water clarity
4
BLower Red Lake: West Central
Beltrami County, Minnesota · 13.4 mi from Upper Red Lake: West
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++6.5 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.