Where is Dam El Salto Entrance?

Dam El Salto Entrance is a lake in Mexico. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.

Is Dam El Salto Entrance safe to swim in?

Dam El Salto Entrance has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

Dam El Salto Entrance

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CONAGUA publishes the water-quality measurements for Dam El Salto Entrance. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

0.4 m

Murkier than most

Secchi · sampled 2020

Phosphorus

822.3 µg/L

More phosphorus than most

Measured by CONAGUA

Chlorophyll-a

22.3 µg/L

More algae than most

Measured by CONAGUA

Limited data

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Dam El Salto Entrance in Mexico has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 822.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 22.3 µg/L.

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How Dam El Salto Entrance is classified

Dam El Salto Entrance in Mexico is published with the authority's own measurements and class. The measurements here are published by the agency that samples the lake, as reported. Sampling here has recorded water clarity, phosphorus and algae (chlorophyll-a).

LakeQuality publishes no grade of its own beside it. Everything below thathas been measured is reported on this page.

Monitoring: the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water.

Dam El Salto Entrance is a lake in Unknown County, Mexico.

Source: the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 2020-08-26. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

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

Whether Dam El Salto Entrance is safe to swim in today is a call for the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA), via UNEP GEMS/Water and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Dam El Salto Entrance

These are the measurements CONAGUA publishes for Dam El Salto Entrance. More on the source.

Very murky, less than 1.1 ft of visibility. Phosphorus 822.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a 22.3 µg/L. TSI 79.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	0.35m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus	822µg/L	Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)	22.3µg/L	Measured, not scored The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	79	Hypereutrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Very high nutrients, dense algae, poor clarity

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Where is Dam El Salto Entrance?: Dam El Salto Entrance is a lake in Mexico. This page reports official water-quality measurements, shown as reported.
What is the water quality of Dam El Salto Entrance?: Dam El Salto Entrance in Mexico has official water-quality measurements, shown as reported. Water clarity: 0.4 m visibility. Phosphorus: 822.3 µg/L. Chlorophyll-a (algae): 22.3 µg/L.
Is Dam El Salto Entrance safe to swim in?: Dam El Salto Entrance has official nutrient and clarity measurements, not a bacteria swim class and not a safety clearance. Algal blooms, currents, and depth are not covered. Always check local notices before swimming.

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Where this data comes from

22 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2016–2020. Retrieved from UNEP GEMS/Water GFQA (not the EPA Water Quality Portal) on 2026-08-16.

Collected and reported by

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Analytical methods

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Monitoring station identifiers (1)

MEX03073

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