Percha Diversion Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Sierra County, New Mexico |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Opening date | 1918 |
Owner(s) | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Diversion dam |
Percha Diversion Dam | |
Nearest city | Arrey, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 32°52′6″N 107°18′11″W / 32.86833°N 107.30306°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1916 |
Architect | L.M. Lawson |
Architectural style | Ogee Weir |
NRHP reference No. | 79001555[1] |
NMSRCP No. | 570 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 6, 1979 |
Designated NMSRCP | January 20, 1978 |
The Percha Diversion Dam is a structure built in 1918 on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States. It diverts water from the Rio Grande into the Rincon Valley Main Canal, an irrigation canal.