What is the cleanest lake near Wlv180 Lake?

Wbu-07 Lake in Clay County holds a Grade A water quality score and is 22.2 miles from Wlv180 Lake.

Why is Wlv180 Lake not Grade A?

Wlv180 Lake holds Grade F, with about 1.5 ft of water clarity. The grade reflects measured water quality against Metropolitan Council thresholds. Cleaner alternatives nearby score higher on clarity, phosphorus, or chlorophyll-a.

Are these recommendations based on real data?

Yes. Every grade is calculated from EPA Water Quality Portal samples for the lake. Recommendations are limited to lakes within 30 miles of Wlv180 Lake in Wisconsin, with strictly higher numeric grade scores and sufficient monitoring data.

Cleaner Lakes Than Wlv180 Lake, Top 5 Within 30 Miles, LakeQuality

Cleaner Lakes Than Wlv180 Lake

5 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.

Wlv180 Lake carries a Grade F (Very Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 5 lakes hold a higher grade. Wbu-07 Lake (Clay County, Grade A, 22.2 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.

Wbu-07 Lake

Clay County, Wisconsin · 22.2 mi from Wlv180 Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → A)
++17.4 ft water clarity

Wbu-06 Lake

Vigo County, Wisconsin · 20.7 mi from Wlv180 Lake

+Two grade letters higher (F → C)
++2.6 ft water clarity

Wlv-12 Lake

Parke County, Wisconsin · 8.8 mi from Wlv180 Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)

Wwe-05 Lake

Owen County, Wisconsin · 27.6 mi from Wlv180 Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)

Wwe-02 Lake

Putnam County, Wisconsin · 15 mi from Wlv180 Lake

+Higher grade (F → D)

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.