Black Lakes
Colfax County, New Mexico84 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Black Lakes in Colfax County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 84 acres.
Black Lakes is a 84-acre lake in Colfax County, New Mexico.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Black Lakes is safe to swim in today is a call for the New Mexico Environment Department and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Black Lakes
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Black Lakes, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Surface area
84 acres
Shoreline
1.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Black Lakes, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Black Lakes
Where is Black Lakes?
- Black Lakes is a lake in Colfax County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Black Lakes?
- Black Lakes in Colfax County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 84 acres.
Is Black Lakes safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Black Lakes come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.