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Union County
=Clayton Lake State Park= =Access Road (NM-455)= Clayton, NM 88415 Clayton Lake State Park website Clayton Lake State Park (Audubon Important Bird Area) webpage Clayton Lake State Park map

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Clayton Lake SP--Access Road (NM-455)
Coordinates: 36.5645303, -103.3007526 eBird links: Hotspot map View details Recent visits My eBird links: Location life list Submit data

About Clayton Lake State Park
A damned lake created on Seneca Creek and surrounded by grasslands. This is the largest lake in Union County and often remains at least partially ice-free during the entire winter. The lake and surrounding cliffs/hillsides are managed by New Mexico State Parks. Hillsides surrounding the lake are covered with junipers and shrubs, providing a "different than usual" habitat.

Along the spillway, more than 500 dinosaur footprints have been preserved and identified. Plant-eating and carnivorous dinosaurs, as well as some ancient crocodiles, made these prints.

The 170-acre lake is a waterfowl resting area in winter when fishing is prohibited. New Mexico State Parks manages the park for the benefit of birds as well as people. Waterfowl, primarily Canada Goose and Mallard, in winter of 1996 through 2000 averaged 6500 with a maximum of 9410. Both Trumpeter Swan and Tundra Swan have been seen at the lake during the Christmas Bird Counts. From Clayton Lake State Park (Audubon Important Bird Area) webpage

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