Mesotrophic Lakes in New Mexico

23 mesotrophic lakes in New Mexico. Moderate nutrients, good water quality.

Mesotrophic lakes are the productive middle of the trophic scale — TSI between 40 and 50. Clear enough to be inviting, productive enough to support a strong fishery, with moderate phosphorus and a modest algal community that does not dominate the optical signal. 23 lakes in {{stateName}} sit in the mesotrophic band. About 0% are deep (50+ ft); the rest are shallower basins where watershed management keeps nutrients from pushing the system into eutrophy.

Mesotrophic lakes tend to grade B or C on the LakeGrade rubric — the productive-but-clear band lines up with the middle of the letter grades.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Clarity	Depth	TSI
1	Navajo Reservoir Canon Bancos Confluence	Rio Arriba	A	9.1 ft	-	41
2	Navajo Reservoir Negro Canyon	San Juan	A	6.5 ft	-	44
3	Ute Reservoir	Quay	A	7.5 ft	-	43
4	Conchas Reservoir	San Miguel	A	8.9 ft	-	42
5	Ute Reservoir	Quay	A	5.1 ft	-	47
6	Lake Farmington Deep	San Juan	A	9.8 ft	-	42
7	Nla Lake	San Miguel	A	8.2 ft	-	44
8	Nla Lake	Colfax	A	10.5 ft	-	44
9	Nla Lake	Colfax	A	8.2 ft	-	44
10	Fenton Lake	Sandoval	A	7.9 ft	-	46
11	Figure Eight Lake	Chaves	A	6.9 ft	-	45
12	Navajo Reservoir	Rio Arriba	B	-	-	48
13	Heron Lake Deep Dam	Rio Arriba	B	3.7 ft	-	49
14	Grindstone Canyon Reservoir Deep	Lincoln	B	9 ft	-	46
15	Conchas Reservoir Canadian Arm	San Miguel	B	6.6 ft	-	46
16	Lower Charette Lake	Mora	B	6.9 ft	-	46
17	Eagle Nest Lake	Colfax	B	8.9 ft	-	44
18	Mescalero Lake Deep	Otero	B	-	-	46
19	Mescalero Lake Shallow	Otero	B	-	-	49
20	Silver Lake Shallow	Otero	B	-	-	49
21	North Shuree Pond	Colfax	C	8.9 ft	-	50
22	Cabresto Lake Deep	Taos	C	13.1 ft	-	46
23	Perch Lake	Guadalupe	C	14.8 ft	-	47

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.