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Catron County Lake Quality

New Mexico, 15 lakes, measured by NMED

The county-level average smooths over real differences — a single agricultural watershed near the southwest corner can pull the average down even if the rest of the county runs clean. The 15 monitored lakes in Catron County carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a readings NMED 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 Catron County

15 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 15 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 15 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Snow LakeCatron2.3 ftNo recent samples14.4 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
Quemado Dam LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Cox LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Long LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Sunflower LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Trinchera LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ghost LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
V-Cross-T LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cout LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chihuahua LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Blaines LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cheap John LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Zuñi Salt LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chical LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Garcia LakeCatronNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded

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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