The Caballo Dam and Reservoir are on the Rio Grande 25 miles downstream from Elephant Butte Dam. The dam is an earthfill structure 96 feet high and 4,590 feet long, and has a capacity of 343,990 acre-feet of water. Water discharged from the Elephant Butte Powerplant during winter power generation is impounded at Caballo Dam for irrigation use during the summer.
General
Project
Rio Grande
Longitude
-107.2917
Latitude
32.8964
Watercourse
Rio Grande
Reservoir
Caballo
Original Construction
1936-1938
National ID Number
NM00131
Dimensions
Crest Elevation
4190.00 ft
Structural Height
96.00 ft
Hydraulic Height (Normal Operating Depth at Dam)
82.00 ft
Crest Length
4590.00 ft
Top of Active Conservation Pool (Elevation)
4172.44 ft
Top of Inactive Conservation Pool (Elevation)
4104.00 ft
Volume of Dam Construction Materials
1,243,644 cu. yards
Spillway Crest Elevation
4161.00 ft
Top of Dead Storage Pool (Elevation)
4104,00 ft
Streambed at Dam Axis
4104.00 ft
Hydraulics & Hydrology
Spillway Capacity at Elevation
33200.00 cfs at 4182.00 ft
Outlet Works Capacity at Elevation
5000.00 cfs at 4182.00 ft
Drainage Area
1300.00 sq mi
Auxiliary Spillway
No
Hydrometeorological Report (HMR)
HMR55
Maximum Water Surface Elevation
4186.0 ft
Contact
Owner
Title: Area Office Manager Organization: Albuquerque Area Office Address: 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 City: Albuquerque, NM 87102-2352 Phone: 505-462-3542
Operator
Title: Area Office Manager Organization: Albuquerque Area Office Address: 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 City: Albuquerque, NM 87102-2352 Phone: 505-462-3542
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