Santa Fe Lake
{{split|date=October 2023}}
{{for|the lake in northern Florida|Lake Santa Fe}}
{{short description|Lake in Arizona, United States of America}}
{{infobox body of water
| name = Santa Fe Lake
| image =
| caption =
| image_bathymetry =
| pushpin_map = Arizona
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| location = Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
| coords = {{coord|35|47|20|N|105|46|39|W|region:US-NM_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| type = reservoir, natural lake
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| basin_countries = United States
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| area = {{convert|3|acre|abbr=on}}
| depth = {{convert|15|ft|abbr=on}}
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| elevation = {{convert|6940|ft|abbr=on}}
| islands =
| cities = Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Santa Fe Lake is the name of two waterbodies: a reservoir in {{convert|0.5|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of downtown Williams in North Central Arizona, and a natural lake in the southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Ski Santa Fe in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.{{cite web |title=Santa Fe Lake and Lake Peak Loop |url=https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/santa-fe-lake-and-lake-peak-loop |access-date=March 10, 2021}} The reservoir is behind Santa Fe Dam, built in red sandstone. It is named after the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway, which stored the reservoir's water for its steam locomotives traveling through Williams.{{cite book|author=Janet Webb Farnsworth|title=Grandma Needs a Four-Wheel Drive: Adventure Travel for Seniors|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXuhkjwotf0C&pg=PA99|year=2011|publisher=Wheatmark, Inc.|isbn=978-1-60494-557-7|pages=99}} The natural lake is formed by snowmelt from Tesuque Peak and Lake Peak. It was named after the nearby state capital of Santa Fe, New Mexico, which was founded in 1610 as the capital of the Spanish province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
Climate
There is a weather station nearby at an altitude of 11445ft (3488m).
{{Weather box
|location = Santa Fe SNOTEL, New Mexico (11445ft or 3488m), 1997–2020 normals
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 52
|Mar record high F = 60
|Apr record high F = 67
|May record high F = 75
|Jun record high F = 81
|Jul record high F = 78
|Aug record high F = 76
|Sep record high F = 72
|Oct record high F = 67
|Nov record high F = 61
|Dec record high F = 50
|year record high F =
|Jan avg record high F = 45.9
|Feb avg record high F = 47.0
|Mar avg record high F = 51.9
|Apr avg record high F = 55.5
|May avg record high F = 63.6
|Jun avg record high F = 73.3
|Jul avg record high F = 74.0
|Aug avg record high F = 70.9
|Sep avg record high F = 66.8
|Oct avg record high F = 59.6
|Nov avg record high F = 51.6
|Dec avg record high F = 46.2
|year avg record high F = 75.0
|Jan high F = 30.2
|Feb high F = 31.3
|Mar high F = 38.0
|Apr high F = 43.2
|May high F = 51.9
|Jun high F = 63.5
|Jul high F = 64.8
|Aug high F = 62.6
|Sep high F = 57.3
|Oct high F = 47.0
|Nov high F = 37.8
|Dec high F = 29.9
|year high F =
|Jan mean F = 22.9
|Feb mean F = 23.2
|Mar mean F = 29.0
|Apr mean F = 33.8
|May mean F = 42.4
|Jun mean F = 52.8
|Jul mean F = 55.2
|Aug mean F = 53.5
|Sep mean F = 48.6
|Oct mean F = 39.2
|Nov mean F = 30.4
|Dec mean F = 22.8
|year mean F =
|Jan low F = 15.6
|Feb low F = 15.0
|Mar low F = 19.9
|Apr low F = 24.4
|May low F = 32.9
|Jun low F = 42.1
|Jul low F = 45.5
|Aug low F = 44.5
|Sep low F = 40.0
|Oct low F = 31.4
|Nov low F = 23.0
|Dec low F = 15.8
|year low F =
|Jan avg record low F = -0.3
|Feb avg record low F = -1.0
|Mar avg record low F = 3.5
|Apr avg record low F = 10.1
|May avg record low F = 19.3
|Jun avg record low F = 32.0
|Jul avg record low F = 40.8
|Aug avg record low F = 39.5
|Sep avg record low F = 31.0
|Oct avg record low F = 15.3
|Nov avg record low F = 4.0
|Dec avg record low F = -2.8
|year avg record low F = -6.0
|Jan record low F = −15
|Feb record low F = −18
|Mar record low F = −15
|Apr record low F = 2
|May record low F = 10
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = 2
|Nov record low F = -10
|Dec record low F = −20
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.00
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.83
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.15
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.80
|May precipitation inch = 1.90
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.28
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.45
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.36
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.38
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.54
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.64
|Dec precipitation inch = 2.83
|year precipitation inch =
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS2
|access-date = September 24, 2023
}}
|source 2 = NOAA (Precipitation)
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USS0005P09S&format=pdf
|title= Santa Fe, New Mexico 1991-2020 Monthly Normals
|access-date = September 26, 2023
}}
}}
Fish species
External links
- [http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/BoatingLocationsMap.shtml Arizona Boating Locations Facilities Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080716183043/http://www.azgfd.gov/outdoor_recreation/BoatingLocationsMap.shtml |date=2008-07-16 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101228192940/http://www.azgfd.gov/h_f/FishingLocationsMap.shtml Arizona Fishing Locations Map]
- [http://www.azgfd.gov/video/SantaFeLake.shtml Video of Santa Fe Lake (reservoir)]
References
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- {{Citation |author=Information and Education Division|title=Arizona Fishin' Holes|place=Phoenix, AZ|publisher=Arizona Game and Fish Department|year=2007|ref=none}}
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{{Lakes of New Mexico}}
Category:Bodies of water of Santa Fe County, New Mexico