Taos County Lake Quality
New Mexico, 4 lakes — no lake here has enough monitoring data for a grade
Taos County holds 4 monitored lakes. With a sample that small the county-level summary describes those specific waters, not necessarily every water body in the county. No lake in Taos County has enough sampling behind it for an A–F grade yet. The 4 monitored lakes below carry whatever clarity, phosphorus, and chlorophyll-a measurements exist.
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 Taos County
4 lakes · 0 graded, 4 not rated0 graded lakes · 4 not rated, hidden
| # | Lake | Grade | Clarity | Phosphorus | Algae | Trophic | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRGoose LakeTaos | NR | 5.7 ft | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCabresto Lake DeepTaos | NR | 13.1 ft | No recent samples | 8.6 µg/L | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCissell LakeTaos | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded | |
| NRCostilla ReservoirTaos | NR | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | No recent samples | Not recorded |
NR = not rated: there is not enough recent sampling to support a letter. That is EPA Integrated Reporting Category 3 (insufficient information), not a failing grade. How grading works.
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.