McGaffey, New Mexico – link to Nutria

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The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of [[New Mexico State Road 400]], which leads north {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 40]] near [[Fort Wingate]]. McGaffey is within [[Cibola National Forest]], and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.
The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of [[New Mexico State Road 400]], which leads north {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Interstate 40]] near [[Fort Wingate]]. McGaffey is within [[Cibola National Forest]], and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.


According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the McGaffey CDP has an area of {{convert|1.78|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqmi|2}}, or 1.46%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> McGaffey Lake is a small reservoir in the northeast corner of the CDP. The lake drains south toward Tampico Draw and the [[Rio Nutria]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Rio Pescado]] and the [[Zuni River]], part of the [[Little Colorado River]] watershed.
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the McGaffey CDP has an area of {{convert|1.78|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.03|sqmi|2}}, or 1.46%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> McGaffey Lake is a small reservoir in the northeast corner of the CDP. The lake drains south toward Tampico Draw and the Rio [[Nutria]], a south-flowing tributary of the [[Rio Pescado]] and the [[Zuni River]], part of the [[Little Colorado River]] watershed.