Jemez Canyon Dam
| Jemez Canyon Dam | |
|---|---|
Jemez Dam | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Sandoval County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 35°23′40″N 106°32′49″W / 35.39437°N 106.54702°W |
| Purpose | Flood control and storm water management |
| Opening date | 1953 |
| Owner(s) | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 150 feet (46 m) |
| Length | 870 feet (270 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 264,700 acre-feet |
| Surface area | 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) |
Jemez 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. The dam is owned by the Corps of Engineers, and operated by the Corps and the Cochiti Lake Project Office.