What is the cleanest lake in Otero County, New Mexico?

Mescalero Lake Deep in Otero County has the cleanest nutrient and algae readings in Otero County, New Mexico.

How are these rankings calculated?

Nutrients and algae, total phosphorus, nitrogen, chlorophyll-a and turbidity, are read against EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 condition classes for that lake’s ecoregion. Water clarity (Secchi depth) is measured and shown separately. Lakes without enough recent samples are listed without a condition class rather than ranked low. Source data comes from the EPA Water Quality Portal.

Cleanest Lakes in Otero County, New Mexico

Mescalero Lake Deep in Otero County leads the rankings on measured clarity and nutrients. Below are the top 7 cleanest monitored lakes in Otero County, New Mexico, ranked on EPA nutrient and algae measurements.

Ranked List

#	Lake	County	Clarity	Phosphorus	Algae
1	Mescalero Lake Deep	Otero	-	50 µg/L	1.2 µg/L
2	Mescalero Lake Shallow	Otero	-	50 µg/L	1.6 µg/L
3	Silver Lake Deep	Otero	-	50 µg/L	1.3 µg/L
4	Silver Lake Shallow	Otero	-	50 µg/L	1.9 µg/L
5	Bassett Lake	Otero	-	-	-
6	Deadman Lake	Otero	-	-	-
7	Richardson Lake	Otero	-	-	-

Ranked List

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