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ABamber Lake
Olmsted County, Minnesota · 13.4 mi from Zumbro Lake
- +Two grade letters higher (D → A)
- ++10.2 ft water clarity
- +Lower phosphorus (11 vs 69 µg/L)
Cleaner Lakes Than Zumbro Lake
1 higher-graded lake within 30 miles, ranked by grade improvement and proximity.
Zumbro Lake carries a Grade D (Poor) water quality score. Within 30 miles, 1 lake holds a higher grade. Bamber Lake (Olmsted County, Grade A, 13.4 mi away) is the closest meaningful upgrade.
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.