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Mora County Lake Quality

New Mexico, 13 lakes, measured by NMED

Mora County has 13 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 13 monitored lakes in Mora 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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Planning a trip? Check special fishing regulations for Lower Charette Lake — or check the official New Mexico fishing regulations.

All Lakes in Mora County

13 lakes · 0 ranked on readings, 13 without enough sampling0 lakes ranked on readings · 13 without enough sampling, hidden

#LakeClarityPhosphorusAlgaeTrophicMax DepthAccess
Lower Charette LakeMora6.9 ftNo recent samples3.7 µg/LNo recent samplesNo recent samples✓ Public
Salt LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samples14 ftNot recorded
Cherry Valley LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Riner LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Phoenix LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Dry LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Wheeler LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Horse LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Amador LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna SaladaMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Apache LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Graham LakeMoraNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNo recent samplesNot recorded
Laguna YesoMoraNo 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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Source: the New Mexico Environment Department. See data sources.