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KASA-TV.com - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Members of the public had not been allowed to walk across the historic and massive Elephant Butte Dam 200 miles south of Santa Fe for more than a decade. On Jan. 7 for one day only, the public can again toured the 25-story, nearly century-old dam that backs up the Rio Grande to form New Mexico's largest water body. The dam has been closed to visitors since Sept. 11, 2001. The American Society of Civil Engineers has designated the dam a National Historical Engineering Landmark. The dam was built in the early 1900s by the then-fledgling U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to control flooding, supply irrigation to hundreds of farmers and to resolve problems over the shared Rio Grande. As farmers and families settled in Colorado and New Mexico, they began using an increasing amount of water. Texas and Mexico complained they weren't getting their fair share. The reservoir was the answer. Originally called Engle Dam, it stood 301 feet high and was 1,674 feet long when it was finished. It holds back more than 2 million acre-feet of Rio Grande water.
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One-day tour opens Elephant Butte Dam
From KASA-TV.com - SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Members of the public had not been allowed to walk across the historic and massive Elephant Butte Dam 200 miles south of Santa Fe for more than a decade. On Jan. 7 for one day only, the public can again toured the 25-story, nearly century-old dam that backs up the Rio Grande to form New Mexico's largest water body. The dam has been closed to visitors since Sept. 11, 2001. The American Society of Civil Engineers has designated the dam a National Historical Engineering Landmark. The dam was built in the early 1900s by the then-fledgling U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to control flooding, supply irrigation to hundreds of farmers and to resolve problems over the shared Rio Grande. As farmers and families settled in Colorado and New Mexico, they began using an increasing amount of water. Texas and Mexico complained they weren't getting their fair share. The reservoir was the answer. Originally called Engle Dam, it stood 301 feet high and was 1,674 feet long when it was finished. It holds back more than 2 million acre-feet of Rio Grande water. Read more
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