1
ABig Lake
Carlton County, Minnesota · 2.2 mi from Wild Rice Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++8.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12 vs 21 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Wild Rice Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Wild Rice Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Big Lake (Carlton County, Grade A, 2.2 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
ASofie Lake
Carlton County, Minnesota · 2.4 mi from Wild Rice Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++11.8 ft water clarity
3
BPark Lake
Carlton County, Minnesota · 4.4 mi from Wild Rice Lake
- +Higher overall water quality score
- ++3.4 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (14 vs 21 µg/L)
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.