El Vado Dam
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El Vado Dam is a major earthfill dam on the Rio Chama in New Mexico, creating El Vado Lake for water storage, irrigation, and recreation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| El Vado Dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dam
ⓘ
earthfill dam ⓘ reservoir ⓘ state park ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| constructionBegan | 1933 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | rolled earthfill ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createsReservoir | El Vado Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | irrigation storage for Middle Rio Grande Valley ⓘ |
| hasOutlet | Rio Chama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationArea | El Vado Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpillway | yes ⓘ |
| height |
about 200 feet
ⓘ
about 61 meters ⓘ |
| length |
about 1,326 meters
ⓘ
about 4,350 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Mexico
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Rio Arriba County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | El Vado Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInWatershed | Upper Rio Grande watershed ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse |
Rio Chama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Chama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingAgency | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | earthfill ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
El Vado, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Bureau of Reclamation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rio Grande Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
irrigation
ⓘ
water storage ⓘ |
| reservoirCapacity | about 196,500 acre-feet ⓘ |
| reservoirName | El Vado Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverBasin | Rio Grande basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
boating
ⓘ
camping ⓘ fishing ⓘ |
| totalCapacity | about 196,500 acre-feet ⓘ |
| use | recreation ⓘ |
| waterUse |
flow regulation
ⓘ
irrigation supply ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.