Bottomless Lakes
New Mexico's First State Park
Actually seven small park lakes
bordered by high red bluffs, the park offers a variety of sports including hiking,
swimming, fishing, and scuba diving.
For more information, visit the
Bottomless
Lakes Web Site
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Bitter Lake
National Wildlife Refuge
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Native grasses, sand dunes, brushy bottomlands, seven lakes, and a
red-rimmed plateau make up Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, winter home for thousands
of migratory birds. The lakes on the refuge were formed within the ancient river beds of
the Pecos River. These lakes store about 1,000 acres of water at their highest levels,
while nearby marshland, mudflats, and the Pecos River provide an additional 24,500 acres
of habitat. The refuge's namesake is a shallow playa lake, fed by small springs, that
often goes dry during the summer, leaving only a white alkaline lake bed. The water from
the springs is brackish and too bitter to drink, but is a favored roosting site for cranes
and waterfowl.
For more information,
visit the Bitter
Lake National Wildlife Refuge Web Site. |
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