Lake Maloya
Encyclopedia
Lake Maloya is the largest lake of three in Sugarite Canyon State Park on the New Mexico
-Colorado
State border, northeast of Raton
, New Mexico
.
It is the main source of water for the city and its outlying areas
. Nearby, entirely inside the state of Colorado
, is Lake Dorothey (pictured bottom right). The scales of the two pictures are not the same.
A larger photograph of the entire lake system can be seen here.
The lake covers 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) of the 3600 acres (14.6 km²) park.
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
-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...
State border, northeast of Raton
Raton, New Mexico
Raton is a city in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,282 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city is located just south of Raton Pass.-Name:...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
It is the main source of water for the city and its outlying areas
Colfax County, New Mexico
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*83.8% White*0.5% Black*1.5% Native American*0.4% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*10.1% Other races*47.2% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
. Nearby, entirely inside the state of 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...
, is Lake Dorothey (pictured bottom right). The scales of the two pictures are not the same.
A larger photograph of the entire lake system can be seen here.
The lake covers 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) of the 3600 acres (14.6 km²) park.