Shafter Lake
Andrews County, Texas1,359 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from TCEQ for this lake.
Shafter Lake in Andrews County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1359 acres.
Shafter Lake is a 1,359-acre lake in Andrews County, Texas.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, TCEQ. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Shafter Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,359 acres
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Shafter Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Shafter Lake
These are the measurements TCEQ publishes for Shafter 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
1,359 acres
No bathymetric survey has been published for Shafter Lake, so its depth is not documented here.
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Frequently asked questions about Shafter Lake
Where is Shafter Lake?
- Shafter Lake is a lake in Andrews County, Texas. Its water-quality measurements are published by TCEQ and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Shafter Lake?
- Shafter Lake in Andrews County, Texas has water-quality measurements published by TCEQ, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1359 acres.
Is Shafter 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 Shafter Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.