Montezuma County Lake Quality
Colorado, 9 lakes, measured by Colorado WQCD
Montezuma County holds 9 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. The 9 monitored lakes in Montezuma County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings Colorado WQCD has published, shown as reported.
Most of the county's monitored lakes are shallow, under 50 feet, which means wind keeps the water column mixed all summer and sediment-bound phosphorus releases back into the surface layer whenever the bottom is disturbed.
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All Lakes in Montezuma County
9 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 9 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 9 without enough sampling, hidden
| # | Lake | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcphee ReservoirMontezuma | 10.5 ft | 105 µg/L | 0.9 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Totten LakeMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Bauer LakeMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Weber ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Jackson Gulch ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Joe Moore ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Summit ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Puett ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public | |
| Narraguinnep ReservoirMontezuma | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | ✓ Public |
NR = no nutrient or algae reading on record. The measurements are published as the authority reports them. Where the data comes from.
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Source: the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. See data sources.