Lea County Lake Quality
New Mexico, 9 lakes, measured by NMED
Lea County has 9 monitored lakes — a thin enough sample that one or two stressed lakes can move the county average noticeably. Use the per-lake pages below for what actually matters. The 9 monitored lakes in Lea 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 Lea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jal LakeLea | 3.9 ft | 35 µg/L | 62.3 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Ranger LakeLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Lane Salt LakeLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| North LakeLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| House LakeLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| White LakeLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Laguna TontoLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Laguna GatunaLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| Laguna PlataLea | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not 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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