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Bitter Lake includes various unique aquatic habitats. The Pecos River flows across the refuge and forms oxbow lakes. Additionally, the Roswell aquifer underlies the area. Erosion of gypsum by this underground water has caused many sinkholes, some of which have become very deep lakes that are home to unique species.
Of that area, 19,857 acres (80.36 km 2) constitutes the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area. [12] The Bottoms is impounded and divided into a set of pools by a network of dikes . Pool 1, itself subdivided into three sub-pools, comprises the center of the wetland with Pool 2 located to its west, Pools 3A and 3B to its north, Pools 4A and 4B to its ...
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] It takes its name from nine small, deep lakes located along the eastern escarpment of the Pecos River valley.
If you're a UFO believer, Roswell, New Mexico, is beckoning. The desert town has embraced its extraterrestrial lore to the moon and back. 18 Out-of-This-World Things to Do in Roswell, New Mexico ...
This list of Ramsar sites in the United States are those wetlands that are considered to be of international importance, protected under the Ramsar Convention treaty. The United States as of 2020, has 41 sites designated as "Wetlands of International Importance" with a surface area of 1,884,551 hectares (7,276.29 sq mi; 18,845.51 km 2).
In the bitter fight over development near Cheyenne Bottoms, neighbors are still finding common ground Proposed solar project strains the bonds that unite a rural Kansas community Skip to main content
Twenty-one miles (34 km) of canals have been constructed to create additional marshland. The Refuge has 34 wetlands from 10 to 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) in size totaling 7,000 acres (28 km 2). [5] The wetlands have high salt levels. Quivira also has about 13,000 acres (53 km 2) of sand dunes covered with prairie grasses.
Mar. 13—A research team has found "unexpectedly high" levels of cancer-causing chemicals in birds and rodents around the artificial lake and wetlands near Holloman Air Force Base, which had ...