Lakes in New Mexico
The state and national parks of New Mexico alone contain almost 20 lakes of interest to water lovers. The largest and most popular is Elephant Butte, which offers fishing and other water sports year round. The second largest? Navajo Lake. It too is popular with boaters and anglers, and has a full-service marina. Campgrounds and hiking trails are nearby, as is the San Juan River, a great spot for trout fishing.
Other lakes of note in New Mexico include three unique bodies of water known as the Bottomless Lakes. Lea Lake is the deepest at 90 feet - and the only one where swimming is allowed. Devil's Inkwell, a murky lake filled with algae and rainbow trout, is 32-feet deep. The third "bottomless" lake, Lazy Lagoon, is surrounded by odiferous mud flats; nevertheless, it's popular with birdwatchers. In addition to swimming, fishing and birding, visitors to the area may camp, picnic, sail or hunt for "Pecos diamonds", the sparkling quartz crystals that are found throughout the area.
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Featured lakes in New Mexico
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Cochiti Lake
Sailing, wind surfing and swimming are popular pastimes at Cochiti Lake, located on the Rio Grande River between Albuquerque and Santa Fe. It has a paved boat ramp, slip rental, and campgrounds with showers. Because it's inside the Pueblo de Cochiti Indian Reservation, visitors must obey Pueblo regulations while at Cochiti Lake.
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Conchas Lake
Conchas Lake, a 25-mile long reservoir, is located by Conchas Lake State Park on the Canadian River in northeastern New Mexico. Nearby towns include Hooverville and Conchas. Boating, waterskiing, picnicking, camping and fishing are popular at the lake. It has nine boat ramps that are open to the public. Fish species include channel catfish, largemouth bass, and walleye. The lake is also known for its irregular shoreline which has many coves, beaches, and canyons featuring prehistoric rock formations that contain interesting fossils.
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Tucumcari Lake
Tucumcari Lake in the Tucumcari Lake and Wildlife Area is located one mile from Tucumcari, New Mexico, on Highway 54. It's a shallow lake surrounded by approximately 770 acres of wetlands and preserves, making it a haven for migrating birds as well as eagles, quail and pheasant.
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