Brantley Lake State Park

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name = Brantley Lake State Park
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state = New Mexico
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Brantley Lake State Park is a New Mexico State Park located approximately 12 miles north of Carlsbad, New Mexico. [http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/ParksPages/Brantley.htm] The park takes its name from Brantley Lake, a man-made reservoir created when Brantley Dam was built across the Pecos River in the 1980's. The lake is the southernmost lake in New Mexico, and it is popular for boating and fishing. It has a surface area of approximately 4000 acres, but that varies due to the inconsistent flow of the Pecos River and the arid climate in which the lake is located.

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lake_name = Brantley Lake
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location = Brantley Lake State Park, New Mexico
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type = reservoir
inflow = Pecos River
outflow = Pecos River
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frozen = The lake is stocked with bass, walleye, catfish, bluegill, and crappie, however officials have recently detected high levels of DDT in the fish and the State Parks Department is recommending that the fish not be eaten (despite the fact the DDT is not harmful to humans).

The park has 51 developed campsites with electricity, shower facilities, a playground, a visitor center, and other amenities.

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