Galisteo Dam
Galisteo Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 35°27′50″N 106°12′33″W / 35.463816°N 106.20917°W |
Purpose | Flood control |
Opening date | 1970 |
Owner(s) | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 164 feet (50 m) |
Length | 2,820 feet (860 m) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 152,600 acre-feet |
Galisteo Dam (National ID # NM00002) is a dam in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
The earthen dam was constructed in 1970 by the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was relocated to accommodate the project.[3]
The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.
The reservoir it creates, Galisteo Reservoir, is ordinarily dry. Its maximum capacity is 152,600
Kewa Pueblo.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Galisteo Dam". Findlakes.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ "New Mexico - State Parks Division". Emnrd.state.nm.us. April 1, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ "Waldo to Rosario". Abandoned Rails. November 23, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
- ^ "Galisteo Dam Day Use Recreation Area". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 27, 2013.