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McKinley County Lake Quality

New Mexico, 35 lakes, measured by NMED

There are 35 monitored lakes in McKinley County. The mix is varied enough that the county-level average tells you the broad strokes, not the choose-this-cabin specifics. The 35 monitored lakes in McKinley 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 McKinley County

35 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 35 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 35 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Ramah Reservoir DeepMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Black Rock ReservoirMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tekapo ReservoirMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Pescado ReservoirMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Togeye LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Vanderwagen Reservoir Number OneMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Mariano LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Smith LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Casamero LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tinaja LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Ambrosia LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna HueroMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Orphan Annie TankMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna CastilloMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Chuska LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Whiskey LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Red LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples5 ftNot recorded
Samson LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Franciscan LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Papers LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Tanner LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Castillo LakeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna TechillasMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna LeonMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna ElefanteMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna PolvaderaMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
John Nelson TankMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna ChuteMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna GrandeMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna BlancaMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna BonitaMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
La Jolla AlfalfaMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Seco TankMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna CañonerosMcKinleyNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna CruzMcKinleyNo 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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