Acascosa Lake
Encyclopedia
Acascosa Lake is a lake
in Conejos County, Colorado
, United States
. Its surface elevation is 10984 feet (3,347.9 m).
The name "Acascosa", , probably comes from Spanish
agua ascosa, meaning "stagnant water".
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in Conejos County, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Its surface elevation is 10984 feet (3,347.9 m).
The name "Acascosa", , probably comes from Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
agua ascosa, meaning "stagnant water".