United States Army Corps of EngineersMilitary engineering branch of the U.S. ArmyMilitary unitThe headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District in Norfolk, VirginiaOlmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Olmsted, Illinois, was under construction for over 20 years under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' watch; it opened in 2018.Celebratory proceedings in 2006 for the opening of a new women's center in Iraq, constructed by the Corps of EngineersU.S. Army Corps of Engineers-chartered dredge Tauracavor in New York HarborMississippi River improvements made by the Corps of Engineers in 1890Proctor Lake in Texas, constructed by the Corps of Engineers to provide flood control, drinking water, and recreationThe United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.
Jemez Canyon DamJemez Canyon Dam (National ID # NM00003) is a dam in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States, a few miles north of Albuquerque. The earthen dam was constructed in 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 150 feet and a length at its crest of 870 feet. It impounds the Jemez River creating Jemez Canyon Reservoir for flood control and storm water management in the spring and early summer seasons.
Abiquiu DamAbiquiu Dam is a dam on the Rio Chama, located about 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Santa Fe in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. It impounds the Rio Chama to form Abiquiu Lake. It is one of the four United States Army Corps of Engineers projects for flood and sediment control on the Rio Grande system, operating in conjunction with Cochiti Dam, Galisteo Dam and Jemez Canyon Dam.
Santa Fe River (New Mexico)Two Mile bypass channelCerro Gordo Road East Alameda Street Monsignor Patrick Smith Park 👣 East Palace Avenue 👣 Delgado Street 👣 Paseo de Peralta 👣 👣 Old Santa Fe Trail Don Gaspar AvenueGalisteo Street Sandoval Street South Guadalupe Street De Fouri Street 👣 Alto Lane 👣 South Saint Francis Drive 👣 👣 Calle Eloy 👣 Sicomoro Street 👣 Camino Alire 👣 Siler Road Vereda San Antonio Camino Dos Antonios Pasada San Juan San Isidro Crossing Caja Del Oro Grant Road South Meadows Road Cottonwood Drive 👣 👣 Paseo de River Colony Drive wastewater plantAirport Road Calle Debra Paseo Real Caja del Rio escarpment Pueblo Cochiti Tetilla Peak Road Dam Crest Road NM 22Rio GrandeThe Santa Fe River is a river in Santa Fe and Sandoval counties in New Mexico, United States, that is a tributary of the Rio Grande.
Galisteo DamGalisteo Dam (National ID # NM00002) is a dam in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The earthen dam was constructed in 1970 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 164 feet (50 m) and 2,820 feet (860 m) long at its crest. Built solely for flood control and sediment impoundment on Galisteo Creek, with its "long history of violent floods", the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was relocated to accommodate the project.Rio Grande CompactThe Rio Grande Compact is an interstate compact signed in 1938 in the United States between the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, and approved by the United States Congress, to equitably apportion the waters of the Rio Grande Basin.
Sediment controlA sediment control is a practice or device designed to keep erodedsoil on a construction site, so that it does not wash off and cause water pollution to a nearby stream, river, lake, or sea. Sediment controls are usually employed together with erosion controls, which are designed to prevent or minimize erosion and thus reduce the need for sediment controls.
Rio GrandeThe Rio Grande ( or ), in the United States, or the Río Bravo (del Norte), in Mexico (Spanish pronunciation:), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The length of the Rio Grande is 1,896 miles (3,051 km), making it the fourth longest river in the United States and in North America by main stem.
DamA dam is a structure that impounds water or restricts its flow.
Albuquerque, New MexicoCity in New Mexico, United StatesCity in New Mexico, United StatesAlbuquerque is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Founded in 1706 as La Villa de Alburquerque by Santa Fe de Nuevo México governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés, and named in honor of Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 10th Duke of Alburquerque and Viceroy of New Spain, it was an outpost on El Camino Real, linking Mexico City to the northernmost territories of New Spain.
Sandoval County, New MexicoSandoval County (Spanish: Condado de Sandoval) is a county located in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148,834, making it the fourth-most populous county in New Mexico. The county seat is Bernalillo. Sandoval County is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. HistorySandoval County was created in 1903 from the northern part of Bernalillo County. Its name comes from one of the large land-holding Spanish families in the area.
Gatehouse (waterworks)A gatehouse, gate house, outlet works or valve house for a dam is a structure housing sluice gates, valves, or pumps (in which case it is more accurately called a pumping station). Many gatehouses are strictly utilitarian, but especially in the nineteenth century, some were very elaborate. BackgroundA set of outlet works is a device used to release and regulate water flow from a dam.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.