El Vado Dam
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| Height | 7000 (cm) |
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| Opened | 1935 |
| Create | El Vado Reservoir |
| Dam volume | 608,000 cu yd (465,000 m3) |
| Owners | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Spillway capacity | 17,800 cu ft/s (500 m3/s) |
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| ID | 2295928 |
About El Vado Dam
El Vado Dam impounds the Rio Chama in the U. S. state of New Mexico, about 105 miles north-northwest of New Mexico's largest city, Albuquerque and about 80 miles northwest of the capital city of Santa Fe. The earth-filled structure forms El Vado Lake, a storage reservoir for the Middle Rio Grande Project.
