Percha Diversion Dam

Contact: rford@uc.usbr.gov
Phone: 505-462-3540

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Percha Diversion Dam and Canal system, Rio Grande Project, are on the Rio Grande, 2 miles downstream from Caballo Dam. It diverts water into the Rincon Valley Main Canal. The dam was completed in 1918. Percha Diversion Dam is an integral feature of the Rio Grande Project, an early Reclamation irrigation project authorized in 1905. The Dam is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A small visitor center operated by New Mexico State Parks is open seasonally. Recreation at Percha is managed for Reclamation by the New Mexico Division of Parks and Recreation (505) 743-3942. The park is open year-round and fees are charged. There are 29 developed campsites, restrooms, showers, and a playground for the children. It is shaded by cottonwoods and there is plenty of grass for your enjoyment!

Directions

Take I-25 south about 22 miles from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.

More info at http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparks/PAGES/PARKS/Percha/percha.htm

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