| Heron Dam | |
|---|---|
 The Brazos Cliffs, Heron Lake, and the north wall of the Rio Chama Gorge, looking east. | |
  Location of Heron Dam in New Mexico | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Rio Arriba County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36°39′57″N 106°42′22″W / 36.665915°N 106.706226°W |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Opening date | 1971 |
| Owner(s) | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Storage dam |
| Height | 263 feet (80 m) |
| Length | 1,250 feet (380 m) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 401,000 acre-feet (495,000,000 m3) |
Heron Dam is a storage dam Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, just north of the El Vado Dam. It is owned and operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation.[1] The dam is about 9 miles west of the town of Tierra Amarilla.[2]
- ^ Operations Fact Sheet.
- ^ Ferrari 2011, p. 1.