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Santa Rosa Lake State Park

Guadalupe County, NM

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State park on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Santa Rosa Dam reservoir (completed 1979) in the upper Pecos valley. Flood-control and sediment-storage lake with camping, boating, trails, and Corps interpretive exhibits in a high-plains / semi-arid setting north of the Blue Hole artesian lakes district.

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RegionGuadalupe County, NM
Coordinates35.0352, -104.6851
Managing agencyNew Mexico State Parks (USACE dam)
Dam completed1979
Former nameLos Esteros
Elevation~4,751 ft
SitesDeveloped and electric campsites; visitor center

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