Catalog Record
Nambe Falls Reservoir (New Mexico) Sedimentation Survey Data
Nambe Falls Reservoir Sedimentation Survey Data. The primary purpose of this type of survey is to determine the present storage-elevation relationship of the reservoir and possible change in storage due to sedimentation. Nambe Falls Reservoir is associated with Nambe Falls Dam. Reservoir sedimentation surveys typically contain a survey report, area-capacity (ACAP) table, and geospatial data.
Generation Effort
Reservoir Sedimentation Surveys
Location
Nambe Falls Reservoir and Dam
Themes
Infrastructure and Assets
Reclamation Project
San Juan-Chama Project
Reclamation Program
Location Information
Location Name
Nambe Falls Reservoir and Dam
Location Description
Nambe Falls Dam and Reservoir provides supplemental irrigation water for about 2,800 acres in the Pojoaque Valley. It serves the Pojoaque Valley Irrigation District and Indian pueblos of San Ildefonso, Nambe, and Pojoaque. The dam is a concrete and earth embankment structure 150 feet high which forms a reservoir with a capacity of 2,023 acre-feet.
Location Parent
State(s)
New Mexico
Unified Region(s)
Upper Colorado Basin
Timezone
MT
Elevation
6,305 ft
Vertical Datum
NAVD88
Coordinates (lat, long)
(35.97499, -105.91753)
Horizontal Datum
WGS84
