Cissell Lake
Taos County, New Mexico29 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Cissell Lake in Taos County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Cissell Lake is a 29-acre lake in Taos County, New Mexico.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Cissell Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Cissell 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.
Water quality measurements for Cissell Lake
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Cissell 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
29 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Cissell Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near Cissell Lake
- Aldo Leopold House4.1 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about Cissell Lake
Where is Cissell Lake?
- Cissell Lake is a lake in Taos County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Cissell Lake?
- Cissell Lake in Taos County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 29 acres.
Is Cissell Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Are there campgrounds on Cissell Lake?
- Cissell Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including Aldo Leopold House. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Cissell Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles