1
AWae-01 Lake
Whitley County, Wisconsin · 8.7 mi from Wae-02 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → A)
- ++9 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Wae-02 Lake
5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Wae-02 Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Wae-01 Lake (Whitley County, Grade A, 8.7 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
CLmj-18 Lake
Noble County, Wisconsin · 21.9 mi from Wae-02 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
- ++2.6 ft water clarity
3
CLmj-16 Lake
Noble County, Wisconsin · 14.7 mi from Wae-02 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
- ++1.8 ft water clarity
4
CWti-01 Lake
Whitley County, Wisconsin · 19 mi from Wae-02 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
- ++3.7 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.