General

• Vicinity Map
• Region (Map) ............... Upper Colorado
• State (Map) ......................... New Mexico
• County ..... Dona Ana, NM; El Paso, TX
• Project .................................... Rio Grande
• Dam type .................................. Diversion
• Location ........... 2 mi NW of El Paso, TX
• Watercourse .......................... Rio Grande
• Original Construction ...................... 1938
• National ID Number ................. NM82924
• Hydrologic Unit Code ...................               

Dimensions

• Crest Elevation ............................. 3,683.5 ft
• Structural Height ................................. 18 ft
• Hydraulic Height ................................... 5 ft
• Weir Crest Length ............................. 286 ft
• Crest Width ............................................... ft
• Base Width ................................................ ft
• Volume ........................................... 2,900 cy

Hydraulics

• Spillway capacity at El. ................. 12,000 cfs¹
• Diversion capacity ........................    1,200 cfs

¹ These are flood discharges which the International Boundary and Water Commission is using for the Rio Grande Channelization Project at the indicated points and are not necessarily the maximum which the dams will pass safely, nor which they were designed to pass.

Headworks

• American Canal headworks at east abutement; 2 radial gates, each 20 by 11 ft.