Elephant Butte Dam
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leadhiker
N 33° 09.158 W 107° 11.432
13S E 295702 N 3670344
This New Mexico OSHM is at the overlook for the dam on Hwy. 177 at the junction with Hwy. 51.
Waymark Code: WMCT10
Location: New Mexico, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2011
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Marker Text:
Pueblo Indians irrigated and farmed the Rio Grande Valley for several hundred years before the Spaniards arrived and continue 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.
History:: Not listed
Link to History,Plaque or Sign:: Not listed
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