Lakes in McKinley County, New Mexico

39 lakes counted in McKinley County - the largest is Red Lake at 462.15 acres.

Lakes Counted

462.15 acres

Largest - Red Lake

McKinley 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	McKinley	462.15 acres	-
2	Laguna Grande	McKinley	330.38 acres	-
3	Nutria Reservoir Number 2	McKinley	258.72 acres	-
4	Black Rock Reservoir	McKinley	228.57 acres	-
5	Ramah Reservoir	McKinley	144.31 acres	-
6	Nutria Reservoir Number 3	McKinley	143.57 acres	-
7	Whiskey Lake	McKinley	135.66 acres	-
8	Casamero Lake	McKinley	119.1 acres	-
9	Tekapo Reservoir	McKinley	103.04 acres	-
10	Pescado Reservoir	McKinley	96.12 acres	-
11	Laguna Cañoneros	McKinley	86.73 acres	-
12	Chuska Lake	McKinley	82.53 acres	-
13	Mariano Lake	McKinley	79.07 acres	-
14	Papers Lake	McKinley	77.84 acres	-
15	Smith Lake	McKinley	77.34 acres	-
16	Laguna Leon	McKinley	76.36 acres	-
17	Nutria Reservoir Number 4	McKinley	70.67 acres	-
18	Tanner Lake	McKinley	69.44 acres	-
19	Castillo Lake	McKinley	67.95 acres	-
20	Togeye Lake	McKinley	63.51 acres	-
21	Franciscan Lake	McKinley	58.56 acres	-
22	Laguna Chute	McKinley	56.83 acres	-
23	Laguna Elefante	McKinley	53.87 acres	-
24	Laguna Techillas	McKinley	47.2 acres	-
25	John Nelson Tank	McKinley	46.26 acres	-
26	La Jolla Alfalfa	McKinley	45.6 acres	-
27	Ambrosia Lake	McKinley	43.98 acres	-
28	Laguna Polvadera	McKinley	43 acres	-
29	Samson Lake	McKinley	39.54 acres	-
30	Laguna Huero	McKinley	36.82 acres	-
31	Seco Tank	McKinley	36.32 acres	-
32	Tinaja Lake	McKinley	35.83 acres	-
33	Bowl Lake	McKinley	35.33 acres	-
34	Laguna Bonita	McKinley	35.05 acres	-
35	Vanderwagen Reservoir Number One	McKinley	34.94 acres	-
36	Laguna Blanca	McKinley	34.59 acres	-
37	Orphan Annie Tank	McKinley	33.85 acres	-
38	Laguna Cruz	McKinley	32.51 acres	-
39	Laguna Castillo	McKinley	27.92 acres	-

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