Horse Lake
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico193 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Horse Lake in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 193 acres.
Horse Lake is a 193-acre lake in Rio Arriba 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 Horse 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 Horse Lake
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Horse 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
193 acres
Shoreline
3.5 mi
No bathymetric survey has been published for Horse Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Horse Lake
Where is Horse Lake?
- Horse Lake is a lake in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Horse Lake?
- Horse Lake in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 193 acres.
Is Horse 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 Horse Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.