1
ATozer Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · mi from Yellow River Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (13.2 vs 23.1 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Yellow River Flowage Lake
3 higher-graded lakes within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Yellow River Flowage Lake carries a Grade B (Good) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 3 lakes hold a higher grade. Tozer Lake (Washburn County, Grade A, null mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
2
AShell Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · mi from Yellow River Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (15.2 vs 23.1 µg/L)
3
ABass Lake
Washburn County, Wisconsin · mi from Yellow River Flowage Lake
- +Higher grade (B → A)
- ++6 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (12.3 vs 23.1 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.