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Cleaner Lakes Than Upper Vermillion Lake

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

Upper Vermillion Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Lower Vermillion Lake (Barron County, Grade A, 0.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

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A

Lower Vermillion Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin · 0.8 mi from Upper Vermillion Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
  • ++23.8 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (17.4 vs 149 µg/L)
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A

Big Dummy Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin · 3.9 mi from Upper Vermillion Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
  • ++33.7 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (16.4 vs 149 µg/L)
3
A

Beaver Dam Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin · 4 mi from Upper Vermillion Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
  • ++32 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (13 vs 149 µg/L)
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A

Little Dummy Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin · 4.4 mi from Upper Vermillion Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
  • ++30.4 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (14.8 vs 149 µg/L)
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A

Silver Lake

Barron County, Wisconsin · 4.5 mi from Upper Vermillion Lake
  • +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
  • ++37 ft water clarity
  • +Lower phosphorus (12.5 vs 149 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.

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