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  2. Brantley Lake State Park - Wikipedia

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    Brantley Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Carlsbad. [2] The park takes its name from Brantley Lake, a man-made reservoir created when Brantley Dam was built across the Pecos River in the 1980s. The lake is the southernmost lake in New Mexico, and it is popular for ...

  3. Sitting Bull Falls - Wikipedia

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    Sitting Bull Falls is a series of waterfalls located in a canyon in the Lincoln National Forest southwest of the city of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The United States Department of Agriculture 's Forest Service maintains a popular recreation area for day use at the location of the falls. The falls are fed by springs located in the canyon above.

  4. Bottomless Lakes State Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. Bottomless Lakes State Park. 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 ...

  5. Pecos River - Wikipedia

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    The Pecos River Flume is an aqueduct carrying irrigation water over the Pecos River. Construction took place from 1889 to 1890 and was part of the Pecos River Reclamation Project. It was originally constructed of wood and spanned 145 feet (44 m). It carried water at a depth of 8 feet (2.4 m).

  6. Brantley Lake - Wikipedia

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    3,300 ft (1,000 m) Brantley Lake is a reservoir on the Pecos River located within Brantley Lake State Park [2] (32.545115°N 104.374403°W) approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Carlsbad, New Mexico off US 285. It is impounded by Brantley Dam, completed in the 1980s as part of the Brantley Project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

  7. Bluewater Lake State Park - Wikipedia

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    Bluewater Lake State Park is a state park in Prewitt, New Mexico, United States, located in the Zuni Mountains 30 miles (48 km) west of Grants. [2] The park itself encompasses approximately 3,000 acres (12 km 2), and the lake has a surface area of approximately 1,200 acres (4.9 km 2). The park is popular for fishing and bird watching, with 68 ...

  8. Avalon Dam - Wikipedia

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    Height. 60 feet (18 m) Reservoir. Total capacity. 202,000 cubic yards (154,000 m 3) Normal elevation. 3,146 ft (959 m) [1] Avalon Dam is a small dam on the Pecos River about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. The dam is a storage and regulating reservoir, and diverts water into the main canal of the Carlsbad Project ...

  9. Carlsbad, New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Carlsbad is centered at the intersection of U.S. Routes 62 / 180 and 285, and is the principal city of the Carlsbad-Artesia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which has a total population of 62,314. Located in the southeastern part of New Mexico, Carlsbad straddles the Pecos River and sits at the eastern edge of the Guadalupe Mountains.