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Water ABCD What do these grades mean?
Water quality grade
Water A
ExcellentClear, low-nutrient water. Typically oligotrophic with high clarity and little seasonal algae.
Water B
GoodHealthy water with moderate clarity. Some seasonal variation, no persistent problems.
Water C
FairProductive water — good fishing, reduced clarity. Algae possible in late summer.
Water D
PoorNutrient-rich or heavily drawn down. Swimmable conditions vary; check before you rely on them.

Computed from measured clarity, trophic state, and drawdown magnitude — not an opinion. See the formula.

Overall score, 1–10
8.0+
ExceptionalStrong on every axis we measure.
7.0–7.9
StrongClearly above average, usually with one standout axis.
6.0–6.9
SolidA good lake with a trade-off worth understanding.
5.0–5.9
MixedReal strengths and real compromises.
Under 5
CompromisedSomething material — volatility, water quality, or access.

Weighted: water 26% · recreation 22% · investment 20% · value 18% · access 14%.

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Water C

Lake Cumberland

Kentucky · 63,530 acres
200 ft deep · 15 ft clarity
5.7
Volatile 1,255 mi shore Reservoir
$600,000 median est. +4.2%
Water C

Lake McConaughy

Nebraska · 30,500 acres
142 ft deep · 15 ft clarity
5.7
Volatile 105 mi shore Reservoir
$535,000 median est. -2.8%
Water C

Lake Wallenpaupack

Pennsylvania · 5,700 acres
60 ft deep · 10 ft clarity
5.7
Managed 52 mi shore Reservoir
$345,000 median est. -0.9%
Water C

Cheat Lake

West Virginia · 1,730 acres
80 ft deep · 10 ft clarity
5.7
Managed 26 mi shore Reservoir
$470,000 median est. +7.0%
Water D

Lake Okeechobee

Florida · 730,000 acres
12 ft deep · 2 ft clarity
5.6
Managed 135 mi shore Natural
$665,000 median est. +7.8%
Providence and Danielson railbed near Scituate Reservoir, December 2023.JPG Water B

Scituate Reservoir

Rhode Island · 3,600 acres
88 ft deep · 25 ft clarity
5.6
Managed 38 mi shore Reservoir
$760,000 median est. +10.1%
HUC1013.jpg Water D

Lake Oahe

South Dakota · 370,000 acres
205 ft deep · 10 ft clarity
5.6
Volatile 2,250 mi shore Reservoir
$340,000 median est. +7.6%
Lake Lillinonah - panoramio.jpg Water D

Lake Lillinonah

Connecticut · 1,900 acres
90 ft deep · 8 ft clarity
5.5
Managed 45 mi shore Reservoir
$545,000 median est. +7.4%
Water D

Lums Pond

Delaware · 200 acres
10 ft deep · 4 ft clarity
5.5
Stable 3 mi shore Natural
$220,000 median est. +9.5%
2022-09-09 17 19 17 UTC minus 4 Aerial view of Roxbury Township and Mount Arlington in Morris County, New Jersey, with Lake Hopatcong visible in the upper left.jpg Water D

Lake Hopatcong

New Jersey · 2,686 acres
58 ft deep · 8 ft clarity
5.5
Managed 45 mi shore Natural
$555,000 median est. +4.9%
Downstream Campground- Lake Sakakawea - USACE-p16021coll11-714.pdf Water D

Lake Sakakawea

North Dakota · 307,000 acres
180 ft deep · 10 ft clarity
5.5
Volatile 1,320 mi shore Reservoir
$535,000 median est. +6.9%
-508 Crater Lake Ore. - C&D (21974589693).jpg Water A

Crater Lake

Oregon · 13,140 acres
1,949 ft deep · 100 ft clarity
5.5
Natural 26 mi shore Natural
$800,000 median est. +9.6%
0161 Detroit Lake Swart ODFW (7461955882).jpg Water C

Detroit Lake

Oregon · 3,580 acres
400 ft deep · 20 ft clarity
5.5
Volatile 32 mi shore Reservoir
$625,000 median est. +2.3%
(Jackson Lake in foreground, with Teton Range in background, view looking southwest from north end of the lake.), Grand - NARA - 519909.jpg Water B

Jackson Lake

Wyoming · 25,540 acres
438 ft deep · 30 ft clarity
5.5
Managed 89 mi shore Natural
$920,000 median est. -2.2%
87-103- Sit back, get my palette wet (6054454315).jpg Water C

Candlewood Lake

Connecticut · 5,420 acres
90 ft deep · 12 ft clarity
5.4
Managed 60 mi shore Reservoir
$645,000 median est. -3.3%
Lake Monroe, Florida.jpg Water C

Lake Monroe

Indiana · 10,750 acres
54 ft deep · 6 ft clarity
5.4
Managed 150 mi shore Reservoir
$300,000 median est. -0.2%
Reddish sandstone (Upper Triassic; Jordan Lake, North Carolina, USA) 13.jpg Water D

Jordan Lake

North Carolina · 13,940 acres
45 ft deep · 4 ft clarity
5.4
Managed 180 mi shore Reservoir
$550,000 median est. +11.5%
-1 Closer Look at Target Area -9.jpg Water A

Quabbin Reservoir

Massachusetts · 24,704 acres
150 ft deep · 30 ft clarity
5.3
Managed 181 mi shore Reservoir
$875,000 median est. -1.8%
Barriers to Hitch.png Water D

Clear Lake

California · 43,800 acres
60 ft deep · 4 ft clarity
5.2
Stable 100 mi shore Natural
$845,000 median est. -3.3%
Blue Mesa Landscape.jpg Water C

Blue Mesa Reservoir

Colorado · 9,180 acres
340 ft deep · 18 ft clarity
5.2
Volatile 96 mi shore Reservoir
$950,000 median est. +1.1%
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