Brantley Dam
Dam in Eddy County, New Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brantley Dam is a flood-control and irrigation water-storage dam on the Pecos River in Eddy County, New Mexico, about 13 miles (21 km) north of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and 10 miles (16 km) upstream from Avalon Dam.
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Brantley Dam | |
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Country | United States |
Location | Eddy County, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 32.54419°N 104.381193°W / 32.54419; -104.381193 |
Purpose | Irrigation and flood control |
Construction began | 1984 |
Opening date | 1987 |
Dam and spillways | |
Height | 143.5 feet (43.7 m) |
Length | 760 feet (230 m) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 335,054 acre-feet (413,283,000 m3) |
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