Lake Nighthorse, which is about 20% full, is being created by filling a human-made reservoir in Ridges Basin over the hill to the southwest from Bodo Industrial Park. The 120,000-acre-foot body of water, part of the Animas-La Plata Project, provides Animas River water for three Native American tribes and nontribal entities in Colorado and New Mexico.
While the budding lake has huge recreation potential - camping, hiking, boating, angling - current economic conditions have created a funding vacuum. The cost of developing recreation at the lake is estimated at $20-$25 million, not counting a boat ramp that is being funded by another source.
