Rocky Mountains
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La Plata

Lake Nighthorse

Lake Nighthorse is a created by the 270 feet high Ridges Basin Dam southwest of in . As part of the Animas-La Plata Water Project, Lake Nighthorse provides water storage for tribal and water right claim-holders along the .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durango.

is the home rule city that is the county seat and the most populous municipality of , United States. The city population was 19,071 at the 2020 United States census. is the home of .

Lake Nighthorse

Latitude
37.22711° or 37° 13′ 38″ north
Longitude
-107.92241° or 107° 55′ 21″ west
Open location code
859J63GH+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 313897955
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Wiki­data ID
Q6477108
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Nighthorse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From French to Welsh—“Lake Nighthorse” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include BOR - Lake Nighthorse Recreation Area and Peacock Mine.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lake Nighthorse”. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0.