Heron Reservoir/Heron Lake
- Lake name:
- Heron Reservoir/Heron Lake
- Location:
- New Mexico
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 9301
- GRanD ID:
- 603
- Latitude:
- 36.666231
- Longitude:
- -106.704810
- Surface area (km2):
- 11.2
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1970
- Motor restrictions:
- entire
- Motor restrictions notes:
- Only no-wake speed
- Management agency:
- New Mexico Energy; Minerals and Natural Resources Department; New Mexico State Parks; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; New Mexico State Parks
- Lake use:
- water supply irrigation
- Region associations:
- San Juan-Chama (SJC) Project; Rio Grande Basin
- Comments:
- Heron Reservoir stores water from the San Juan River Basin to the Rio Grande Basin as part of the San Juan-Chama (SJC) Project, a portion of the Colorado River Storage Project.
Summary of Surveys (1)
Survey Citation:
Duvuvuei E., 2022, NM colonial waterbird survey database, pers. comm. (email)
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Type
air -
Time period
2010 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2010 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2010 |
| Max Nests | 0 | 0 | 2010 |
| Most Recent Nests | 0 | 0 | 2010 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
From Erin Duvuvuei email to be paraphrased: "I was hoping to find additional data associated with colonial waterbird surveys that were conducted in 2010, but although Aechmophorus grebes were noted at Cherry Lake, Heron Reservoir, Navajo Reservoir, Elephant Butter Reservoir, & Elephant Butte Marsh during aerial surveys in May 2010, no nests were documented."
Sources of Information
- Messager, M. L., B. Lehner, G. Grill, I. Nedeva, and O. Schmitt. 2016. Estimating the volume and age of water stored in global lakes using a geo-statistical approach. Nature Communications 7:13603. Data is available at www.hydrosheds.org.; Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser. 2011. Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1 (GRanDv1): Dams, Revision 01. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
- Lehner, B., C. Reidy Liermann, C. Revenga, C. Vorosmarty, B. Fekete, P. Crouzet, P. Doll, M. Endejan, K. Frenken, J. Magome, C. Nilsson, J.C. Robertson, R. Rodel, N. Sindorf, and D. Wisser. 2011. Global Reservoir and Dam Database, Version 1 (GRanDv1): Dams, Revision 01. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
- Heron Reservoir Information
- Heron Lake Ground-based Photos
- Northern Rio Grande Heritage Area - Heron Lake
- History of the Rio Grande Reservoirs
- Overview of New Mexico Reservoirs
- Drought Impact to New Mexico's Water
- Heron Reservoir Recreation
- Heron Lake State Park Geology
- Heron Lake State Park
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)