El Vido NM

El Vado Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water is impounded by the earth-filled El Vado Dam, on the Rio Chama, 642 feet long and 175 feet high, completed in 1935. The 3,200-acre lake is 5 miles long and over 1 mile wide, and lies at an elevation of 6,900 feet. The area was former…
El Vado Lake is a reservoir located in Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Water is impounded by the earth-filled El Vado Dam, on the Rio Chama, 642 feet long and 175 feet high, completed in 1935. The 3,200-acre lake is 5 miles long and over 1 mile wide, and lies at an elevation of 6,900 feet. The area was formerly part of the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant. The former town of El Vado, which in 1910 had a population of 1,000, is now beneath the waters of El Vado Lake.
  • Location: Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
  • Catchment area: 492 sq mi (1,270 km²)
  • Basin countries: United States
  • Max. length: 5 mi (8 km)
  • Max. width: 1 mi (2 km)
  • Surface area: 3,200 acres (1,300 ha)
  • Max. depth: 167.1 ft (50.9 m)

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