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Conchas Dam and Lake. Conchas Lake is a 25-mile (40 km) long reservoir in northeastern New Mexico, behind Conchas Dam on the Canadian River. The lake has an elevation of 4,200 feet (1,300 meters) and a surface area of 9,600 acres. Conchas Dam was completed in 1939 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [2]
Faxonius deanae, the Conchas crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. [ 2 ] The common name refers to the Conchas Lake , where the original specimens were found.
Conchas Dam is a dam on the Canadian River in San Miguel County, New Mexico in the United States, about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Santa Rosa. [3] Forming Conchas Lake, it is a concrete gravity dam flanked by earthen wing dikes, standing 235 feet (72 m) high with a total length of 19,500 feet (5,900 m). [1]
The Rio Grande cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus virginalis virginalis), [2] a member of the family Salmonidae, is found in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado in tributaries of the Rio Grande. [3] [4] It is one of 9 subspecies [2] of the Rocky Mountain cutthroat trout [2] [5] [6] [7] native to the western United States, and is the state fish ...
To limit the number of oryx on the San Andres NWR and White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico state with the cooperation of the Fish and Wildlife Service issues permits to hunt oryx. Between 2000 and 2007, a reported total of 284 animals in San Andres NWR were killed by hunting. [7] More recently, about 50 animals are culled per year. [8]
Conchas Dam is a census-designated place in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 186. [5] It includes the Conchas Dam Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is on the Canadian River.
Ute Lake State Park is a state park in New Mexico, USA, located on the eastern plains. The park features a large 8,200-acre (33 km 2) reservoir on the Canadian River that is home to various fish species including largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and walleye. The state-owned Ute Dam creating the reservoir was completed in 1963 without federal ...
Bottomless Lakes State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of New Mexico, located along the Pecos River, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Roswell.Established in 1933, it was the first state park in New Mexico. [2]