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Colfax County Lake Quality

New Mexico, 40 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 40 monitored lakes in Colfax 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 Colfax County

40 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 40 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 40 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Lake MaloyaColfax8.2 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
North Shuree PondColfax8.9 ftNo recent samples11 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Eagle Nest LakeColfax8.9 ftNo recent samples3.6 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Springer LakeColfax1.3 ftNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Monte Verde LakeColfaxNo recent samples102 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black LakesColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Eagle Nest LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples90 ft✓ Public
Saladon LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Webster ReservoirColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
La Grulla LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Agua Fria LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horse Shoe LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Miami LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dry LagunaColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ferguson LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake Number FourteenColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Number Twelve LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Number Twenty LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Number Eleven LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Number Two LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
French LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna MadreColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dorsey LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Munn LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Adams LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bartlett LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Gringo LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Berry LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Bellisle LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Farr Vega LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Cassan LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Widow LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lakeside LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Capulin LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
King LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Seward LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Big LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Middle LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Divine LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lanier LakeColfaxNo recent samplesNo 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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