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BCleaner Lakes Than Wae-05 Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Wae-05 Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Wti-02 Lake (Kosciusko County, Grade B, 10.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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CWae-05 Lake
Wabash County, Wisconsin · 7.3 mi from Wae-05 Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (F → C)
- ++4.6 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.