Local favourite lake · Socorro, New Mexico
Lower Tank
Lower Tank is a lake in Socorro, New Mexico.
Lower Tank: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Lower Tank
Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach Lower Tank — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 33.67256, -107.69643. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Lower Tank
- Spring Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~18 km · Must-see
- West Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Socorro · ~29 km · Must-see
- Apache Kid Wilderness · sanctuary · Socorro · ~34 km · Must-see
- Very Large Array · attraction · Socorro · ~57 km · Must-see
- Eaton Canyon · viewpoint · Socorro · ~60 km · Must-see
- Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~69 km · Must-see
- South Baldy · viewpoint · Socorro · ~74 km · Must-see
- Black Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~74 km · Must-see
- Fra Cristobal Mountain · viewpoint · Sierra · ~75 km · Must-see
- Patterson Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~8 km
- Lonesome Dam · lake · Catron · ~8 km
- Rock Springs Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~8 km
- Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Catron · ~10 km
- Welty Hill · viewpoint · Socorro · ~15 km
- Wahoo Peak · viewpoint · Catron · ~15 km
- Hog Hill · viewpoint · Catron · ~16 km
- Bald Hill · viewpoint · Socorro · ~19 km
- Monticello Box · viewpoint · Socorro · ~19 km
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Lower Tank
- Mud Spring · lake · Sierra · ~69 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte Lake · lake · Sierra · ~86 km · Must-see
- Elephant Butte Dam · lake · Sierra · ~93 km · Must-see
- Snow Lake Dam · lake · Catron · ~99 km · Must-see
- Engle Lake · lake · Sierra · ~102 km · Must-see
- Jornada Lakes · lake · Sierra · ~112 km · Must-see
- Caballo Lake · lake · Sierra · ~115 km · Must-see
- Percha Diversion Dam · lake · Sierra · ~117 km · Must-see
- Caballo Dam · lake · Sierra · ~117 km · Must-see
- Wetback Tank · lake · Sierra · ~130 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Lower Tank full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Lower Tank yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Lower Tank?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Lower Tank?
Nearby: Spring Canyon (viewpoint, 18 km), West Blue Mountain (viewpoint, 29 km), Apache Kid Wilderness (sanctuary, 34 km), Very Large Array (attraction, 57 km), Eaton Canyon (viewpoint, 60 km), Mud Spring (lake, 69 km).