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Cleaner Lakes Than Victoria Lake

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

Victoria Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 2 lakes hold a higher grade. Cowdry Lake (Douglas County, Grade A, 4.1 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

1
A

Cowdry Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 4.1 mi from Victoria Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)
  • ++5.8 ft water clarity
2
A

Burgen Lake

Douglas County, Minnesota · 2 mi from Victoria Lake
  • +Higher grade (B → A)

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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