Elephant Butte Dam

Elephant Butte Dam (HMUCF)

Location: Truth or Consequences, NM 87901 Sierra County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 9.158', W 107° 11.432'

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Pueblo Indians irrigated and farmed the Rio Grande Valley for several hundred years before the Spaniards arrived and continued the tradition. Built between 1910-1916, Elephant Butte Dam when completed was the world's largest irrigation reservoir. It was the first large-scale effort to harness and control the Rio Grande, and its construction was critical to the historic debate over interstate and international aspects of water use.
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HM NumberHMUCF
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Placed ByNew Mexico Historic Preservation Division
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 10:20am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13S E 295702 N 3670344
Decimal Degrees33.15263333, -107.19053333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 9.158', W 107° 11.432'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 9' 9.48" N, 107° 11' 25.92" W
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Area Code(s)505
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 200-298 Lakeshore Rd, Truth or Consequences NM 87901, US
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