Is There a Cleaner Lake Near Wiggins Mill Reservoir?
Compared against 3 graded lakes within 30 miles, in North Carolina.
Wiggins Mill Reservoir holds Grade D (Nutrient-rich). Of the 3 lakes within 30 miles of it that carry a grade, none scores higher on nutrients and algae, so Wiggins Mill Reservoir is the cleanest graded water in that radius. Lakes nearby without enough recent sampling to earn a letter are not part of that comparison.
The graded lakes it was measured against
| Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiggins Mill Reservoir | Wilson County | D | This lake | 2.6 ft |
| Toisnot Reservoir | Wilson County | D | 4.7 mi | 2.3 ft |
| Lake Wilson | Wilson County | F | 7 mi | 2.1 ft |
| Buckhorn Reservoir | Wilson County | F | 10.2 mi | 2.3 ft |
What the comparison covers
A grade on LakeQuality comes from EPA Water Quality Portal samples: phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, measured against EPA National Lakes Assessment ecoregion classes. Secchi clarity is shown and is not scored. This page compares Wiggins Mill Reservoir only with neighbouring lakes in North Carolinathat carry a letter of their own, within 30 miles. A nearby lake with too little recent sampling has no letter to compare, so it is absent from the table rather than ranked below. Where a driving distance is not published for a lake, the table says so instead of estimating one.