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Facilities in Operation

Diversion Dams

1       

Canals

27.4 mi  

Laterals

13 mi  

Pumping Plants

2       

Drains

8 mi  


Diversion Facilities

Hammond Diversion Dam

Type:

Rockfill overflow embankment wings

Location

On the San Juan River, 2 miles upstream of Blanco, New Mexico.

Year Completed

1961-1962  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

12 ft  

   Weir crest length

350 ft  

   Weir crest elevation

5,569.0 ft  

   Volume, rockfill & concrete

25,100 yd3  

Sluiceway:

Three 16 ft by 9 ft radial gates. One 10 ft by 9 ft radial gate.

Headworks:

 One 5 ft square slide gate.

   Diversion capacity

90 cfs  


Carriage Facilities

Main Canal

Location

From Hammond Diversion Dam in a general southwesterly direction.

Construction period

1960-1962  

Length

27.4 mi  

Diversion capacity

90 cfs  

Typical section in earth:

 

   Bottom width

10 ft  

   Side slopes

1.5:1  

   Water depth

3.2 ft  


Pumping Plants

Designation

Number of units

Total capacity, cfs

Total dynamic head, feet

Total horsepower

Hammond Pumping Plant

1

18

65

155

Auxiliary Pumping Plant

 

12

56

 
 

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