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McKinley County, New Mexico · Water Quality Report Card

Ramah Reservoir Deep

Grade Not rated
Limited Data

Ramah Reservoir Deep in McKinley County, New Mexico is not rated for water quality — its monitoring record does not meet the evidence bar.

Mean depth
~26 ft est.

Ramah Reservoir Deep is a lake in McKinley County, New Mexico with an estimated average depth of about 26 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED, last sampled 2021-05-04. Grade methodology: LakeGrade methodology.

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Swimming Safety

Not rated for swimming — there is not enough monitoring data to judge this lake

Water Quality Grade: Not rated

No clarity data.

MetricValueGrade
Water Clarity (Secchi Depth)No data
PhosphorusNo data
Chlorophyll-a (Algae)No data

Lake Details

CharacteristicValue
Average Depth~26 ft est.

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. New Mexico has not published bathymetry for Ramah Reservoir Deep.

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Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area
49 sq mi
Surface area
158 acres
Mean depth (modeled estimate)
~26 ft est.
Shoreline
3.4 mi
Elevation
6,942 ft

Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.

Where this data comes from

1 measurement from 1 monitoring station, 2021. Retrieved from the EPA Water Quality Portal on 2026-08-02.

Collected and reported by

  • NM Environmental Dept./SWQB21NMEX_WQX1 sample · 2021
Monitoring station identifiers (1)

Grade thresholds come from the U.S. EPA National Lakes Assessment 2022 Technical Support Document (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion. See how grades are calculated.

Data Sources

Water quality data from the EPA Water Quality Portal

Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)

Grade thresholds from the EPA National Lakes Assessment (EPA 841-R-24-006, Table 6-3), applied by ecoregion

Most recent sample: 2021-05-04

Monitoring stations: 1

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