Lake Sumner/Sumner Lake (Alamagordo Lake/Alamagordo Reservoir)
- Lake name:
- Lake Sumner/Sumner Lake (Alamagordo Lake/Alamagordo Reservoir)
- Location:
- New Mexico
- HydroLAKE ID:
- 113110
- GRanD ID:
- 1109
- Latitude:
- 34.608174
- Longitude:
- -104.387881
- Surface area (km2):
- 6.5
- Basin type:
- reservoir
- Dam completion date:
- 1936
- Management agency:
- New Mexico Energy; Minerals and Natural Resources Department; New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
- Lake use:
- irrigation hydroelectricity recreation
- Region associations:
- Sumner Lake State Park
- Comments:
- Large reservoir.
Summary of Surveys (3)
Survey Citation:
Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Time period
4 June 2006 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | presence | 2006 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Howe was observer. Confirmed breeding but no counts. These are historical records included in the Atlas.
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.
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Type
shore -
Time period
4 June 2006 -
Source
Database -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
| Max Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Nests | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Max Chicks | 1 to 100 | 3-9 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Chicks | 1 to 100 | 3-9 | 2006 |
Comments:
From the field notes database of the New Mexico Ornithological Society, only records with evidence of breeding (nests and/or eggs) included here. Intermittent observations are descriptive and sometimes adults, nests, and/or chicks but numbers not always included. This entry includes numbers, if provided. Numbers column does not always match the comments so I went by comments for information. Range of chicks entered as 1 to 3 chicks per brood if number chicks not given.
Survey Citation:
Cavitt, J. F., S. L. Jones, N. M. Wilson, J. S Dieni, T. S. Zimmerman, R. H. Doster, and W. H. Howe. 2014. Atlas of breeding colonial waterbirds in the interior western United States. Research Report, U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
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Time period
4 June 2006 -
Source
Report -
Both Western and Clarks?
N
| Count Type | Range | Max | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Adults | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Adults | 1 to 100 | 3 | 2006 |
| Max Nests | 1 to 100 | >4 | 2006 |
| Most Recent Nests | 1 to 100 | >4 | 2006 |
| Max Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Most Recent Chicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Comments:
Howe was observer. These are historical records included in the Atlas.
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).
- Sumner Lake State Park
- Sumner Lake State Park Recreation