- Source: El Vado Lake
El Vado Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water is impounded by the earth-filled El Vado Dam, on the Rio Chama, 642 feet (196 m) long and 175 feet (53 m) high, completed in 1935. The 3,200-acre (13 km2) lake is 5 miles (8.0 km) long and over 1 mile (1.6 km) wide, and lies at an elevation of 6,900 feet (2,100 m). The area was formerly part of the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant. The former town of El Vado, which in 1910 had a population of 1,000, is now beneath the waters of El Vado Lake.
The eastern shore of the lake is the El Vado Lake State Park, featuring over 100 camping and picnic sites, and two improved boat ramps. The lake is a destination for salmon and trout fishing, as well as for boating. Unlike nearby Heron Lake, boat speeds are not restricted. A 5.5-mile (8.9 km) hiking trail runs to the north, crosses the Rio Chama Gorge via a pedestrian suspension bridge, and then connects to the Heron Lake State Park.
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El Vado Lake State Park
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (tabel)
- Daftar keuskupan Gereja Katolik (alfabetis)
- El Vado Lake
- El Vado Dam
- Rio Chama
- Vado
- New Mexico
- Heron Lake (New Mexico)
- List of tributaries of the Rio Grande
- El Malpais National Monument
- List of New Mexico state parks
- Bottomless Lakes State Park
