Sumner Lake State Park
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Sumner Lake State Park | |
| New Mexico State Park | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | New Mexico |
| County | De Baca |
| Location | Fort Sumner |
| - elevation | 4,300 ft (1,311 m) |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 6,700 acres (2,700 ha) |
| Founded | 1966 [1] |
| Management | New Mexico State Parks Division |
| Owner | U.S. Bureau of Reclamation [1] |
  Location of Sumner Lake State Park in New Mexico
|
|
Sumner Lake State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, located on the eastern plains about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Fort Sumner.
The park features a large 4,500-acre (18 km2) reservoir on the Pecos River, created in 1939 by the Sumner Dam of the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir is home to various fish species including largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and walleye. The park elevation is 4,300 feet (1,300 m) above sea level.[2]
