Santa Fe Lake
Lake in Arizona, United States of America
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Santa Fe Lake is the name of two waterbodies: a reservoir in 0.5 mi (0.80 km) 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.
| Santa Fe Lake | |
|---|---|
  Santa Fe Lake | |
| Location | Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°47′20″N 105°46′39″W |
| Type | reservoir, natural lake |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Average depth | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Surface elevation | 6,940 ft (2,120 m) |
| Settlements | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Climate
There is a weather station nearby at an altitude of 11445ft (3488m).
| Climate data for Santa Fe SNOTEL, New Mexico (11445ft or 3488m), 1997–2020 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 59 (15) |
52 (11) |
60 (16) |
67 (19) |
75 (24) |
81 (27) |
78 (26) |
76 (24) |
72 (22) |
67 (19) |
61 (16) |
50 (10) |
81 (27) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 45.9 (7.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
51.9 (11.1) |
55.5 (13.1) |
63.6 (17.6) |
73.3 (22.9) |
74.0 (23.3) |
70.9 (21.6) |
66.8 (19.3) |
59.6 (15.3) |
51.6 (10.9) |
46.2 (7.9) |
75.0 (23.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 30.2 (−1.0) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
38.0 (3.3) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.9 (11.1) |
63.5 (17.5) |
64.8 (18.2) |
62.6 (17.0) |
57.3 (14.1) |
47.0 (8.3) |
37.8 (3.2) |
29.9 (−1.2) |
46.5 (8.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.9 (−5.1) |
23.2 (−4.9) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
33.8 (1.0) |
42.4 (5.8) |
52.8 (11.6) |
55.2 (12.9) |
53.5 (11.9) |
48.6 (9.2) |
39.2 (4.0) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
37.8 (3.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.6 (−9.1) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
24.4 (−4.2) |
32.9 (0.5) |
42.1 (5.6) |
45.5 (7.5) |
44.5 (6.9) |
40.0 (4.4) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
23.0 (−5.0) |
15.8 (−9.0) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.3 (−17.9) |
−1.0 (−18.3) |
3.5 (−15.8) |
10.1 (−12.2) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
32.0 (0.0) |
40.8 (4.9) |
39.5 (4.2) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
15.3 (−9.3) |
4.0 (−15.6) |
−2.8 (−19.3) |
−6.0 (−21.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −15 (−26) |
−18 (−28) |
−15 (−26) |
2 (−17) |
10 (−12) |
21 (−6) |
36 (2) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
2 (−17) |
−10 (−23) |
−20 (−29) |
−20 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.00 (76) |
2.83 (72) |
3.15 (80) |
2.80 (71) |
1.90 (48) |
1.28 (33) |
4.45 (113) |
4.36 (111) |
2.38 (60) |
2.54 (65) |
2.64 (67) |
2.83 (72) |
34.16 (868) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (Precipitation)[4] | |||||||||||||
Fish species
External links
- Arizona Boating Locations Facilities Map Archived 2008-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Arizona Fishing Locations Map
- Video of Santa Fe Lake (reservoir) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine