Salina Lake
Torrance County, New Mexico1,018 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from NMED for this lake.
Salina Lake in Torrance County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1018 acres.
Salina Lake is a 1,018-acre lake in Torrance County, New Mexico.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, NMED. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Salina Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,018 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Salina 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 Salina Lake
These are the measurements NMED publishes for Salina 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
1,018 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Salina Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Salina Lake
Where is Salina Lake?
- Salina Lake is a lake in Torrance County, New Mexico. Its water-quality measurements are published by NMED and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Salina Lake?
- Salina Lake in Torrance County, New Mexico has water-quality measurements published by NMED, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1018 acres.
Is Salina 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 Salina Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.