Isleta Diversion Dam

Isleta Diversion Dam
Isleta Diversion Dam
Isleta Diversion Dam is located in New Mexico
Isleta Diversion Dam
Location of Isleta Diversion Dam in New Mexico
CountryUnited States
LocationValencia / Bernalillo counties, near Isleta, New Mexico
Coordinates34°54′21″N 106°41′06″W / 34.9057°N 106.6851°W / 34.9057; -106.6851
PurposeIrrigation
Opening date1934
Owner(s)Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Dam and spillways
Type of damDiversion dam
Height21 feet (6.4 m)
Length674 feet (205 m)
Spillway capacity1,070 cubic feet (30 m3) per second

The Isleta Diversion Dam is a structure on the Rio Grande in the Albuquerque Basin near Isleta Village Proper, New Mexico, United States, that diverts water from the river into irrigation canals. There have been some negative environmental impacts due to changes in the river flow that affect the native fish and drying of the riverside land.