Navajo Dam
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Navajo Dam is a large earth- and rock-fill dam in northwestern New Mexico that creates Navajo Lake, providing water storage, irrigation, and flood control for the surrounding region.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Navajo Dam, New Mexico | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
earth-fill dam
ⓘ
rock-fill dam ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionStartDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| controlsFloodingOn | San Juan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | Navajo Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| damHeight |
122 meters
ⓘ
402 feet ⓘ |
| damLength |
1,256 meters
ⓘ
4,120 feet ⓘ |
| damVolume | 26,000,000 cubic yards ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-term water storage ⓘ |
| elevationAtCrest | 6,108 feet ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
rockfill ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
river regulation
ⓘ
support of fish and wildlife habitat flows ⓘ support of municipal and industrial water supply ⓘ |
| hasOutletWorks | yes ⓘ |
| isUpstreamComponentOf | Colorado River Storage Project system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San Juan County, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Colorado River Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | San Juan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUpstreamOf | Farmington, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCommunity | Navajo Dam, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProject | Colorado River Storage Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesWaterTo |
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Juan River Basin irrigation projects ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood control
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ water storage ⓘ |
| recreationArea | Navajo Lake State Park (New Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
San Juan River Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northwestern New Mexico ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | 1,708,600 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | Navajo Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirSurfaceArea | 15,600 acres ⓘ |
| spillwayCapacity | 34,000 cubic feet per second ⓘ |
| spillwayType | concrete chute spillway ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Navajo Dam, New Mexico