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Eddy County Lake Quality

New Mexico, 15 lakes, measured by NMED

There are 15 monitored lakes in Eddy County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 15 monitored lakes in Eddy 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 Eddy County

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

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicAccess
Six Mile Dam LakeEddy1.6 ftNo recent samples110.3 µg/LNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lake Carlsbad DeepEddy2.7 ftNo recent samples2.7 µg/LNo recent samples✓ Public
Brantley Reservoir DeepEddy3.9 ftNo recent samples21 µg/LNo recent samplesNot recorded
Brantley Reservoir ShallowEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Cave LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Jahie LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Flat LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Salt LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tamarisk FlatEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Lindsey LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Willow LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Queen LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horseshoe LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Hackberry LakeEddyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Brainard LakeEddyNo 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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Source: the New Mexico Environment Department. See data sources.