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Bluewater Lake State Park – (Click here for Park Page)<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n

Description:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>This lake, set in a small canyon with pinyon and juniper trees has about 1,500 surface acres at the crest of the uncontrolled siphon spillway. The lake has 4.6 miles of shoreline. The maximum depth is 80-100 feet at the dam.<\/p>\n

Directions:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0About 28 miles west of Grants.<\/em><\/span>
From Albuquerque to the developed north east side Main Park Entrance take I-40 west for\u00a0about 109 miles . Take Exit 63 (Prewitt) and go south on NM 412\u00a0about 7 miles to enter the main park.\u00a0
From Albuquerque to get to the unimproved east, south and southwest sides of the lake take I-40 west for about 119 miles to Exit 53 (Thoreau).\u00a0
From Exit 53 go south on NM 612 all the way to the lake on about 13.5 paved miles.<\/p>\n

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Printable park map<\/a><\/p>\n

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Latitude = 35.3056, Longitude = -108.1057 Lat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 = 35 degrees,\u00a0\u00a0 18.3 minutes\u00a0\u00a0 North Long = 108 degrees,\u00a0\u00a0 6.3 minutes\u00a0\u00a0 West<\/span>
This is the coordinates for the main park entrance and not Las Tusas which is an unimproved area of the park<\/span><\/p>\n

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Boating, swimming, waterskiing, personal watercraft, sailing, kayaking and fishing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ramp and lake conditions<\/a><\/p>\n

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7,406 feet in elevation down to 7,401 feet in elevation<\/span>
(43,500 Acre Feet down to 37,000 Acre Feet in storage)<\/span>
1,900 surface acres down to 1,600 surface acres<\/span><\/p>\n

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7,395 feet in elevation down to 7,370 feet in elevation<\/span>
(27,250 Acre Feet down to\u00a0 5,412 Acre Feet in storage)<\/span>
1,350 surface acres down to 400 surface acres<\/span><\/p>\n

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3 Concrete ( beach launching below the use of the ramps sometimes available-check with park.<\/p>\n

One (1) concrete ramp at the Stoneridge Recreation Area, west of the park office that is the main ramp and has three (3) launching lanes.\u00a0\u00a0 Top of Ramp 7,429 Ft.. Bottom of Ramp 7,367 Ft..<\/p>\n

One (1) concrete ramp at Las Tusas Recreation Area, east of the Dam that has three (3) launching lanes.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top of ramp 7,410 Ft.. Bottom of Ramp 7,395 Ft..<\/p>\n

One (1) concrete ramp directly west of the main boat ramp with two (2) launching lanes.
Top of Ramp 7,406 Ft.. Bottom of Ramp 7,390 Ft..<\/p>\n

Launching is also done from hard packed beach area on west side.<\/p>\n

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One (1) 8\u2019 x 40\u2019 Mecca Dock just south of the park office. For Boat use only.<\/span>
One (1) 12\u2019 x 30\u2019 Concrete Dock\u00a0 southwest of the Dam.<\/span><\/p>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the lake overlook, north of the dam<\/span><\/p>\n

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Afternoon summer winds may get strong with 3-4 foot waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Most accidents occur when small boats get caught in these winds.<\/p>\n

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Rainbow trout, Tiger Muskie, and Channel Catfish are currently stocked by NM Game and Fish. (exotic species of goldfish and suckers being managed by introduction of the tiger muskies. Introduced in 2003 the muskies can grow to 36\u201d with one foot growth per year.)\u00a0 Smallmouth Bass. Local chapter of Muskies, Inc. was formed in 2008 to promote muskie fishing at both Bluewater and Quemado Lakes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

www.newmexicomuskiesinc.org<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check the annual waterfowl proclamation from the New Mexico Game and Fish, and check in with the State Parks Manager for any restricted areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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None<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fuel can only be purchased at the station in Thoreau or Bluewater village off I-40. Check for hours of operation.\u00a0 It is about 16 miles one way to each station.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Outside the park there is a local store that does paddlecraft rentals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Mexico State Parks.\u00a0 Primitive Camping around the lake allowed.<\/span>
Fees must be paid.\u00a0<\/span>Regulations<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0are enforced.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lake is primarily managed by the downstream Toltec Irrigation District. NM Game and Fish owns the bottom 3,500 ac-ft of the lake. Roads bordering the lake are not paved. Surface is soft shale that when wet is difficult even with a 4 x 4.<\/p>\n

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(505) 876-2391<\/p>\n

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