Galisteo Dam

Galisteo Dam
Galisteo Dam
Galisteo Dam is located in New Mexico
Galisteo Dam
Location of Galisteo Dam in New Mexico
CountryUnited States
LocationSanta Fe County, New Mexico
Coordinates35°27′50″N 106°12′33″W / 35.463816°N 106.20917°W / 35.463816; -106.20917
PurposeFlood control
Opening date1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Owner(s)United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Height164 feet (50 m)
Length2,820 feet (860 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity152,600 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 United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 164 feet (50 m) and 2,820 feet (860 m) long at its crest.[1] Built solely for flood control and sediment impoundment on Galisteo Creek, with its "long history of violent floods",[2] the main line of 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 acre-feet (1.9x1011 liters).[1] No water recreation is available. Although the approximately five-acre (2.0 ha) site is open to the public for day use, the site is surrounded by private lands and lands of the Kewa Pueblo.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Galisteo Dam". Findlakes.com. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Mexico - State Parks Division". Emnrd.state.nm.us. April 1, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  3. ^ "Waldo to Rosario". Abandoned Rails. November 23, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  4. ^ "Galisteo Dam Day Use Recreation Area". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved September 27, 2013.