Lakes / New Mexico / Socorro County / North Lake
North Lake, Socorro County, New Mexico
342.24 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - New Mexico
34.26 degrees N, 107.63 degrees W - Socorro County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How North Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 309 lakes counted in New Mexico.
- About 80 miles from Albuquerque, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower Lake | Catron | 22 mi | 41.27 acres |
| Trinchera Lake | Catron | 22 mi | 39.54 acres |
| Wiley Lake | Cibola | 23 mi | 28.91 acres |
| Lagnuna Del Oro | Cibola | 26 mi | 60.54 acres |
| Cox Lake | Catron | 27 mi | 52.85 acres |
| Long Lake | Catron | 30 mi | 45.47 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in New Mexico
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navajo Reservoir | San Juan | 15,363.3 acres | - |
| 2 | Elephant Butte Reservoir | Sierra | 10,908.51 acres | - |
| 3 | Ute Reservoir | Quay | 5,446.35 acres | - |
| 4 | Caballo Reservoir | Sierra | 4,617.43 acres | - |
| 5 | Heron Reservoir | Rio Arriba | 4,497.07 acres | - |
All 309 New Mexico lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (The National Map) lake data (ID 133618238). Verified October 30, 2026.