MCLEAD FLOOD CONTROL DAM - NM00343-3529


Incident ID NM00343-3529
Dam Name MCLEAD FLOOD CONTROL DAM
Downstream Hazard Potential S
State NM
Incident Date 08/01/2022
Incident Type Non-failure
Incident Driver Hydrologic/flooding
Incident Mechanism 1 Overtopping
Incident Mechanism 2
Incident Mechanism 3
Incident Description Overtopped in Aug 2022 causing erosion of downstream slope but did not breach.
Named Hydrologic Event
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Information Sources NM Dam Safety
Owner Type L
Dam Type RE
Primary Purpose(s) C
EAP N
Year Completed 1951
Year Modified 1993
Dam Height 25 ft
Max Storage (ac-ft) 720 ac-ft
Surface Area (acres) 70 acres
River Name MCLEOD & BROADHURST ARROYO
Latitude 32.7384
Longitude -107.257
Regulatory Agency(ies) OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER
NID Number NM00343
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