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Facilities in Operation

Storage Dams

1      

Diversion Dams

3      

Canals

202 mi  

Laterals

579 mi  

Drains

399 mi  


Storage Facilities

Diversion Facilities

Angostura Diversion Dam

Type:

Concrete, wall weir

Location

On the Rio Grande, about 5 miles northeast of Bernalillo, New Mexico.

Year Completed

1934  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

17 ft  

   Hydraulic height

4.5 ft  

   Length

800 ft  

   Crest elevation

5,083.0 ft  

   Volume

1,500 yd3  

Headworks:  Albuquerque Main Canal.

Concrete, four 20- by 4-ft top seal radial gates.

   Diversion capacity

650 cfs  


Isleta Diversion Dam

Type:

Concrete, gate structure

Location

On the Rio Grande, 13 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Year Completed

1934  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

21 ft  

   Hydraulic height

5 ft  

   Length

674 ft  

   Crest elevation

4,886.6 ft  

   Volume

3,900 yd3  

Headworks:  Albuquerque Main Canal.

 Concrete, four 20- by 4-ft top seal radial gates.

   Diversion capacity

1,070 cfs  


San Acacia Diversion Dam

Type:

Concrete, gate structure

Location

On the Rio Grande at San Acacia, New Mexico.

Year Completed

1934  

Dimensions:

 

   Structural height

17 ft  

   Hydraulic height

7.5 ft  

   Length

700 ft  

   Crest elevation

4,668.5 ft  

   Volume

2,700 yd3  

Headworks:

Concrete, three 4- by 5-ft slide gates.

   Diversion capacity

283 cfs  

 

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