Monday, November 2, 2026

1935,1988 8mw El Vado Hydro Dam on Chama, Rio near Tierra Amarilla, NM

(Satellite)

An 8mw hydro power plant went operational in May 1988. [CleanView]

Facebook Reel

Because of the 27-year draught, there was plenty of room in the reservoir for the flood waters.
Satellite

I couldn't reconcile the Facebook image with the satellite image until I used Google Earth to find an image of a more full reservoir. Then it became obvious that there is a spillway on the right descending bank and the reel is at the end of that spillway.
Google Earth, Dec 2009


A rather full reservoir.
Google Earth, Dec 2009

The recent reservoir to the same scale.
Satellite

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