Playas Lake
Hidalgo County, New Mexico2,276 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Playas Lake in Hidalgo County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2276 acres.
Playas Lake is a 2,276-acre lake in Hidalgo County, New Mexico.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Playas Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water2,276 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Playas 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 Playas Lake
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Playas 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
2,276 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Playas Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Playas Lake
Where is Playas Lake?
- Playas Lake is a lake in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Playas Lake?
- Playas Lake in Hidalgo County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2276 acres.
Is Playas 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 Playas Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.