Cheraw Lake
Otero County, Colorado342 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Colorado WQCD for this lake.
Cheraw Lake in Otero County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 342 acres.
Cheraw Lake is a 342-acre lake in Otero County, Colorado.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, CDPHE. 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 Cheraw Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Cheraw Lake
These are the measurements Colorado WQCD publishes for Cheraw 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
342 acres
Shoreline
3.6 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cheraw Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Cheraw Lake
Where is Cheraw Lake?
- Cheraw Lake is a lake in Otero County, Colorado. Its water-quality measurements are published by Colorado WQCD and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cheraw Lake?
- Cheraw Lake in Otero County, Colorado has water-quality measurements published by Colorado WQCD, shown here as reported. Surface area: 342 acres.
Is Cheraw Lake 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 Cheraw Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.