Lakes in Chaves County, New Mexico

31 lakes counted in Chaves County - the largest is Red Lake at 541.92 acres.

Lakes Counted

541.92 acres

Largest - Red Lake

Chaves County, highlighted, with its largest counted lakes dotted. Outlines from Census boundary data.

All Counted Lakes

#	Lake	County	Surface Area	Max Depth
1	Red Lake	Chaves	541.92 acres	-
2	Adobe Lake	Chaves	342.24 acres	-
3	Little Red Lake	Chaves	270.58 acres	-
4	Silman Lake	Chaves	232.03 acres	-
5	Samples Lake	Chaves	229.31 acres	-
6	Salt Lake	Chaves	209.3 acres	-
7	Curlew Lake	Chaves	201.64 acres	-
8	Buffalo Lake	Chaves	195.16 acres	-
9	Nakee Ishee Lake	Chaves	152.22 acres	-
10	Bitter Lake	Chaves	148.76 acres	-
11	Sardine Lake	Chaves	129.24 acres	-
12	South Home Lake	Chaves	127.75 acres	-
13	Salt Lake	Chaves	114.41 acres	-
14	Juan Lake	Chaves	90.19 acres	-
15	Cockle Burr Lake	Chaves	71.73 acres	-
16	Barringer Tank	Chaves	67.21 acres	-
17	Peters Lake	Chaves	65.73 acres	-
18	Twin Lakes	Chaves	64.99 acres	-
19	Broke Tank Lake	Chaves	58.81 acres	-
20	Hernandez Lake	Chaves	48.43 acres	-
21	Cocklebur Lakes	Chaves	42.75 acres	-
22	Lake Van	Chaves	40.53 acres	-
23	Presler Lake	Chaves	38.8 acres	-
24	Mare Lake	Chaves	38.55 acres	-
25	White Lake	Chaves	34.1 acres	-
26	Lake Tolliver	Chaves	32.87 acres	-
27	Brooks Tank	Chaves	32.62 acres	-
28	Philley Tank	Chaves	31.63 acres	-
29	Antelope Lake	Chaves	27.53 acres	-
30	Prichard Lake	Chaves	26.69 acres	-
31	Johnson Lake	Chaves	25.45 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; USGS. Verified October 30, 2026.