1
BSweeney-Twin Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 2.8 mi from Westwood Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++4.3 ft water clarity
Cleaner Lakes Than Westwood Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Westwood Lake carries a Grade C (Fair) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Sweeney-Twin Lake (Hennepin County, Grade B, 2.8 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
BBrownie Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 3.1 mi from Westwood Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- +Lower phosphorus (3.4 vs 24 µg/L)
3
BSweeney Lake
Hennepin County, Minnesota · 3.2 mi from Westwood Lake
- +Higher grade (C → B)
- ++3 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.