Lea Lake Overflow
Chaves County, New MexicoView mapDirections
NMED publishes the water-quality measurements for Lea Lake Overflow. Here is what has been measured.
- Limited data
Lea Lake Overflow in Chaves County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L.
Lea Lake Overflow is a lake in Chaves County, New Mexico. Overall water quality is declining over recent sampling years.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED, last sampled 2022-04-14. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
No readingLimited data
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lea Lake Overflow 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 Lea Lake Overflow
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Lea Lake Overflow, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. Phosphorus 12 µg/L. TSI 40.
| Measure | Reading | Where it sits |
|---|---|---|
| Water clarity (Secchi depth) | No reading How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer. | |
| Total phosphorus | 12µg/L | Measured, not scored The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential. |
| Chlorophyll-a (algae) | No reading 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. | 40 | Oligotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic |
Low nutrients, clear water. No reading is a swimming clearance.
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Fishing Lea Lake Overflow
Water quality readings over time
2 seasons of samples on record (2013–2021). Calling a direction takes at least 4 years of the same measurement.
Water clarity
Worsening2 years
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Frequently asked questions about Lea Lake Overflow
Where is Lea Lake Overflow?
- Lea Lake Overflow is a lake in Chaves County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lea Lake Overflow?
- Lea Lake Overflow in Chaves County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Phosphorus: 12 µg/L.
Is Lea Lake Overflow 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
2 measurements from 1 monitoring station, 2021–2022. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.
Collected and reported by
- NM Environmental Dept./SWQB
21NMEX_WQX2 samples · 2021–2022
Analytical methods
- Phosphorus by Colorimetry
Monitoring station identifiers (1)
EPA condition classes from the National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See where the data comes from and data sources.