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{{Short description|State park in New Mexico, United States}} |
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'''Santa Rosa Lake State Park''' is a [[state park]] |
'''Santa Rosa Lake State Park''' is a [[state park]] that opened in 1981 in [[Guadalupe County, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Santa Rosa Lake State Park |url=https://www.recreation.gov/camping/gateways/16772 |website=recreation.gov |publisher=Recreation.gov |access-date=3 April 2023}}</ref> The park elevation is {{convert|4800|ft|m}} above sea level. The park is located {{convert|7|mi|km}} north of the town of [[Santa Rosa, New Mexico|Santa Rosa]] via New Mexico Route 91.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Greg |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M54mZk4PQZQC&dq=Santa+Rosa+Lake+State+Park+route+91&pg=PA192 |title=The Rough Guide to Southwest USA |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-84353-080-0 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Nature== |
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The park features the large {{convert|3800|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Santa Rosa Dam|Santa Rosa Reservoir]] that is home to various fish species including [[largemouth bass]], [[catfish]] and even [[walleye]]. The park elevation is {{convert|4800|ft|m}} above sea level. The park is located {{convert|7|mi|km}} north of the town of [[Santa Rosa, New Mexico|Santa Rosa]] via New Mexico Route 91.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ward |first=Greg |url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=M54mZk4PQZQC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA192&dq=Santa+Rosa+Lake+State+Park+route+91&hl=en&redir_esc=y |title=The Rough Guide to Southwest USA |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=978-1-84353-080-0 |language=en}}</ref> |
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===Animals=== |
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The park features the large {{convert|3800|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Santa Rosa Dam|Santa Rosa Reservoir]] that is home to various fish species including [[largemouth bass]], [[catfish]] and [[walleye]]. |
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===Flora=== |
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[[Juniper]] and [[Pinyon pine|pinyon]] are the dominant trees species in the park<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VR4vU_bkWj8C&dq=Santa+Rosa+Lake+State+Park&pg=PA139 |title=Traveling New Mexico |publisher=Sunstone Press |isbn=978-1-61139-117-6 |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:Looking north northeast over Santa Rosa Lake State Park on 4 December 2022.jpg|Looking north-northeast over Santa Rosa Lake State Park |
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File:The earthen dam and tower at Santa Rosa Lake State Park in New Mexico on 4 December 2022.jpg|The earthen dam and tower |
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</gallery> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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{{commons category|Santa Rosa Lake State Park}} |
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* [http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/santarosastatelakestatepark.html Santa Rosa Lake State Park] |
* [http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/SPD/santarosastatelakestatepark.html Santa Rosa Lake State Park] |
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 3 August 2023
Santa Rosa Lake State Park | |
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![]() Santa Rosa Lake and Dam | |
Location | Guadalupe, New Mexico, United States |
Coordinates | 35°3′0″N 104°40′0″W / 35.05000°N 104.66667°W |
Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
Elevation | 4,800 ft (1,500 m) |
Governing body | New Mexico State Parks Division |
Santa Rosa Lake State Park is a state park that opened in 1981 in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.[1] The park elevation is 4,800 feet (1,500 m) above sea level. The park is located 7 miles (11 km) north of the town of Santa Rosa via New Mexico Route 91.[2]
Nature
[edit]Animals
[edit]The park features the large 3,800-acre (15 km2) Santa Rosa Reservoir that is home to various fish species including largemouth bass, catfish and walleye.
Flora
[edit]Juniper and pinyon are the dominant trees species in the park[3]
Gallery
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Looking north-northeast over Santa Rosa Lake State Park
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The earthen dam and tower
References
[edit]- ^ "Santa Rosa Lake State Park". recreation.gov. Recreation.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
- ^ Ward, Greg (2003). The Rough Guide to Southwest USA. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-84353-080-0.
- ^ Traveling New Mexico. Sunstone Press. ISBN 978-1-61139-117-6.
External links
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