Little Red Lake
Chaves County, New Mexico271 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Little Red Lake in Chaves County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 271 acres.
Little Red Lake is a 271-acre lake in Chaves 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 Little Red 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 Little Red Lake
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Little Red 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
271 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Little Red Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Little Red Lake
Where is Little Red Lake?
- Little Red Lake 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 Little Red Lake?
- Little Red Lake in Chaves County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 271 acres.
Is Little Red 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 Little Red Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.