Stinking Lake

Stinking Lake is a lake in , in the . Stinking is likely borrowed from the Tewa-language name.
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, USA
  • Also known as: Aompijepokwi *”, “Burford Lake”, “Burford Lakes”, “Laguna del Hediondo”, “Laguna del Sur”, “Lake Burford”, “Lake Miles Burford”, “Paqwiatawaana *”, “Pokwee soo”, “Pokwisui’i *”, “Posui’i*”, “Stinking Lake Reservoir”, “Stinking Lakes”, and “Stinking Spring Lake

Stinking Lake

Latitude
36.61794° or 36° 37′ 5″ north
Longitude
-106.86315° or 106° 51′ 47″ west
Elevation
7,106 feet (2,166 metres)
Open location code
858MJ49P+5P
Geo­Names ID
5493109
Wiki­data ID
Q20641324
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to French—“Stinking Lake” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Stinking Lake (lanaw sa Estados Unidos, New Mexico)
  • Cebuano: Stinking Lake
  • French: Stinking Lake

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