Heron Lake, NM, Saturday, December 2

Heron Lake, New Mexico on Saturday, December 2, 2007, view from the north to the southwest. As of Wednesday afternoon, December 5, the lake was at elevation 7,150.45 feet with 221,524 acre feet of water. The major water contractors have just started taking their water; the lake is down 3 inches in 24 hours, 5 inches in 71 hours, and 10 inches since October 25.