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Elephant Butte Dam or Elephant Butte Dike, originally Engle Dam, [2] is a concrete gravity dam on the Rio Grande near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, in the United States. The dam impounds Elephant Butte Reservoir, which is used mainly for agriculture but also provides for recreation, hydroelectricity, and flood and sediment control. The ...
Caballo Dam is an earthen dam on the Rio Grande about 15 miles (24 km) downstream from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States.In conjunction with Elephant Butte Dam, which lies about 25 miles (40 km) upstream, it regulates the discharge of the river in the lower Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.
Tributaries and sub-tributaries are hierarchically listed in order from the mouth of the Rio Grande upstream. Major dams and reservoir lakes are also noted. San Juan River, or Rio San Juan (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila) [1] [2]
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Elephant Butte Reservoir is a reservoir on the southern part of the Rio Grande in the U.S. state of New Mexico, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Truth or Consequences.The reservoir is the 84th largest man-made lake in the United States and the largest in New Mexico by total surface area and peak volume.
The Rio Grande Project furnishes irrigation water year-round to a long, narrow area of 178,000 acres (72,000 ha) [2] in the Rio Grande Valley in south-central New Mexico and western Texas. Crops grown in the region include grain , pecans , alfalfa , cotton , and many types of vegetables.
"The scenery seemed endless with the trees and serene lake and great fresh air." The stables are open weekends, with about seven rides available a day. Horseback riding costs $50 if paid in cash ...
All reservoirs in New Mexico should be included in this category. The main article for this category is List of dams and reservoirs in New Mexico; Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reservoirs in New Mexico; See also category Lakes of New Mexico