General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ................ Upper Colorado
• State (Map) .......................... New Mexico
• County ..................................... Dona Ana
• Project ..................................... Rio Grande
• Dam type .................................. Diversion
• Location .. 15 mi NW of Las Cruces, NM
• Watercourse .......................... Rio Grande
• Original Construction ...................... 1919
• National ID Number ................ NM00007
• Hydrologic Unit Code ...................           

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation ............................. 3922.3 ft
• Structural Height ................................. 10 ft
• Hydraulic Height ................................... 7 ft
• Crest Length .................................... 2,865 ft
• Weir Crest Length ............................. 600 ft
• Crest Width ...................................            ft
• Base Width .....................................           ft
• Volume .......................................... 22,500 cy

Hydraulics

• Spillway capacity at El. .................  17,000 cfs
• Diversion capacity ........................       625 cfs

Headworks

• Leasburg Canal headworks at abutment, 7 slide gates 5ft by 6.75 ft.