Santa Rosa Dam
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| Santa Rosa Dam | |
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 Santa Rosa Dam and Reservoir | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Guadalupe County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°01′42″N 104°41′19″W / 35.0283°N 104.6886°WCoordinates: 35°01′42″N 104°41′19″W / 35.0283°N 104.6886°W |
| Purpose | Irrigation and flood control |
| Opening date | 1979 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Length | 1,900 feet (580 m) |
| Height | 214 feet (65 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 717,000 acre feet (884,000,000 m3) |
| Surface area | 26 square miles (67 km2) |
Santa Rosa Dam (National ID # NM00185) is a dam in Guadalupe County, New Mexico.
The earthen dam was constructed in 1979 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 214 feet and 1900 feet long at its crest.[1] The first major dam along the Pecos River, it serves for irrigation water storage and flood control.[2] The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.
The reservoir it creates, Santa Rosa Lake, has a normal water surface area of 26 square miles, a maximum capacity of 717,000 acre-feet, and a normal capacity of 200,000 acre-feet.[3] Recreation includes fishing (for largemouth bass, catfish and walleye), boating, camping, and other activities at the adjacent Santa Rosa Lake State Park.
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