Cave Lake is a lake in Eddy County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.

Cave Lake

Eddy County, New Mexico45 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.

Area

45 acres

Surface area

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Cave Lake in Eddy County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.

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Cave Lake is a 45-acre lake in Eddy County, New Mexico.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Cave Lake 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.

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Water quality measurements for Cave Lake

These are the measurements NMED publishes for Cave Lake, 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

45 acres

No bathymetric survey has been published for Cave Lake, so its depth is not documented here.

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Nearby Lakes in Eddy County

Flat Lake1.7 miView →Jahie Lake2.1 miView →Brainard Lake14.9 miView →Hackberry Lake—View →Brantley Reservoir Shallow—View →Brantley Reservoir Deep3.9 ft clear—View →

Frequently asked questions about Cave Lake

Where is Cave Lake?: Cave Lake is a lake in Eddy County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cave Lake?: Cave Lake in Eddy County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 45 acres.
Is Cave Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.