Caballo Lake State Park is a
state park of
New Mexico
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, population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano)
, seat = Santa Fe
, LargestCity = Albuquerque
, LargestMetro = Tiguex
, OfficialLang = None
, Languages = English, Spanish ( New Mexican), Navajo, Ke ...
, United States, located south of
Truth or Consequences
''Truth or Consequences'' is an American game show originally hosted on NBC radio by Ralph Edwards (1940–1957) and later on television by Edwards (1950–1954), Jack Bailey (1954–1956), Bob Barker (1956–1975), Steve Dunne (1957–1958), ...
on the
Rio Grande.
Caballo Lake was created in the 1930s when an earthen dam was built across the Rio Grande. The dam is tall and across. The size of the lake varies by season, but when the lake is full, it is over in area, and long, making it New Mexico's third largest lake.
The primary attraction of the lake is fishing, with
bass and
walleye
The walleye (''Sander vitreus'', synonym ''Stizostedion vitreum''), also called the yellow pike or yellow pickerel, is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relat ...
fishing most popular.
[http://www.truthorconsequencesnm.net/area_cab_lake.htm]
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Caballo Lake State Park
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State parks of New Mexico
Parks in Sierra County, New Mexico
Protected areas established in 1964
Rio Grande