Dam No. 2 - New Mexico


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Dam No. 2


	Statistics

General

Region (Map) : ................... Upper Colorado

State (Map) ........................ New Mexico

County ................................. Colfax

Project: ................................. Vermejo

Dam type: ............................ Earthfill

Location: ............................. Maxwell

Watercourse: ...................... Offstream

Reservoir: ............................ Reservoir No. 2

Construction Date: ............ 1954

National ID Number ...........

Hydrologic Unit Code ..........

Dimensions

Crest Elevation of Dam: .................. 6152.0 ft

Structural Height of Dam: ............... 17.0 ft

Crest Length: .................................... 10730.0 ft

Top of Joint Use: .................................. NA

Top of Active Conservation: ........... 6145.0 ft

Top of Inactive Conservation: ............ NA

Spillway Crest: ....................................... NA

Top of Dead Storage: ........................ 6135.0 ft

Streambed at Dam Axis : ....................... NA

Hydraulics

Normal Water Surface Elev: ..................... ft

Hydraulic Height: ...................................... x.0 ft

Service Spillway Type:

Uncontrolled Crest .............................. Yes

Morning-Glory ......................................... No

Crest Length ....................................... 300 ft

Gated ....................................................... No

Capacity at Elev: xxxx.0 ft, x,xxx cfs

Auxiliary Spillway ........................................ No

Capacity at Elev. .................................. 0 cfs

Outlet Works Capacity at

Elevation xxxx.0 ft., ......................... x,xxx cfs

Hydrology

Drainage Area: .......................................... sq mi

Hydrometeorological Report HMR xx

Flood Type: ........................................... General

Storm Duration: ............................................ hrs

Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) Report:

Peak Inflow: ................................................. cfs

Inflow Volume: ...................................... acre-ft

Flow Duration: ........................................0 days

PMF Routing MWS Elev.: ...................... x.0 ft

Initial Routing Elev: ................................. x.0 ft

Study Date: ............................................ xx 19xx

Power Generation

Power Generation at Dam Site - None

Bureau of Reclamation Power Program

Narration

Geology

Very little geology has been performed for the No. 2 damsite. The dam is located on the flood plain, with 20 to 30 feet of alluvial and residual soils overlaying the Pierre Shale bedrock. The soils remaining in the foundation after stripping were generally described as stiff clay, as disclosed by 4-inch auger holes, two each at the former wasteway and outlet structures, made in 1952.

Links

| Recreation | NA

| Dams Located by State | USBR New Mexico Dams | Upper Colorado Region Dams |

| Supervisory Agency: Albuquerque Area Office, Albuquerque NM 87102-2162, Tel. (505) 248-5357

| Operating Agency: Vermejo Conservancy District, PO Box 292, Maxwell NM 87728, Tel. (505) 375-2381

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