Black Rock Reservoir/Black Rock Dam/Blackrock (Zuni Reservation)

Lake name:
Black Rock Reservoir/Black Rock Dam/Blackrock (Zuni Reservation)
Location:
New Mexico
Latitude:
35.090024
Longitude:
-108.7820347
Surface area (km2):
1.7
Basin type:
reservoir
Management agency:
Zuni Reservation; Zuni Fish and Wildlife Department
Lake use:
irrigation recreation water supply livestock
Comments:
Purpose of the reservoir is for irrigation, recreation, public water supply, and livestock but was dry for many years. It is now closed and last fish stocking was in November 2021. This is one of the driest areas of the country.

Summary of Surveys (1)

Survey Citation:
New Mexico Ornithological Society. 2022. NMOS Field Notes Database 1962 - 2009. Natural Heritage New Mexico (database designer/server), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Online: http://nhnm.unm.edu/partners/NMOS. Accessed on September 29, 2022.

  • Type
    shore
  • Time period
    5 June 1992
  • Source
    Database
  • Both Western and Clarks?
    N
Count Type Range Max Year
Max Adults 1 to 100 presence 1992
Most Recent Adults 1 to 100 presence 1992
Max Nests 1 to 100 presence 1992
Most Recent Nests 1 to 100 presence 1992
Max Chicks N/A N/A N/A
Most Recent Chicks N/A N/A N/A

Comments:

From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here. Adult and nest observed but number of 1 might not be accurate so entered as present.

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