Red Lake is a lake in McKinley County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Red Lake?

Red Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 462 acres.

Red Lake

McKinley County, New Mexico462 acresView map Directions

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.

Max depth

5 ft

Bathymetric survey

Area

462 acres

Surface area

Shoreline

4.4 mi

Measured length

5 ft max depth

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Red Lake in McKinley County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 462 acres.

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Red Lake is a 462-acre lake in McKinley County, New Mexico with a maximum depth of 5 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether 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.

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Water quality measurements for Red Lake

These are the measurements NMED publishes for 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

Max depth

5 ft

Surface area

462 acres

Shoreline

4.4 mi

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Frequently asked questions about Red Lake

Where is Red Lake?: Red Lake is a lake in McKinley County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Red Lake?: Red Lake in McKinley County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Maximum depth: 5 ft. Surface area: 462 acres.
Is Red Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Red Lake?: Red Lake has a maximum depth of 5 feet. The lake covers 462 acres.