1
AWae-01 Lake
Whitley County, Wisconsin · 11.3 mi from Wae-03 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
- ++10.2 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Wae-03 Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Wae-03 Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Wae-01 Lake (Whitley County, Grade A, 11.3 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BWti-02 Lake
Kosciusko County, Wisconsin · 11.3 mi from Wae-03 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → B)
- ++2.3 ft water clarity
3
CWti-01 Lake
Whitley County, Wisconsin · 8.2 mi from Wae-03 Lake
- +Higher grade (D → C)
- ++4.9 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.