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Las Cruces Dam

Las Cruces Dam

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Las Cruces Dam

Name: Las Cruces Dam
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Location: Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States

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1. Las Cruces Dam loop from Las Cruces

8.53km

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2. Las Cruces Dam loop from Las Cruces

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3. Las Cruces Dam loop from Las Cruces

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An Di

April 23, 2023

The Las Cruces Dam was constructed in 1975 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce flood damage from rivers originating in the Las Cruces and Alameda Arroyos. Historically, the Las Cruces and Alameda Arroyos meandered through the area, providing invaluable riparian areas in the Chihuahuan Desert landscape. The Chihuahuan Desert is considered one of the most biologically diverse ecoregions in the world. The dam had a detrimental impact on the historic community as it terminated the arroyos' historic river routes and eliminated wetlands and riparian habitats.
The project is located in the Las Cruces Dam flood basin in the City of Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, NM. The Las Cruces Dam is located just east of Interstate 25 on the east side of the city.
The project consists of the construction of a 3/4 acre permanent wetland and a 3/4 acre seasonal wet meadow with wetland vegetation, with reclaimed

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An Di

April 23, 2023

The Organ Mountains (Organ Mountains, also known as La Sierra de los Órganos) are a rugged mountain range in southern New Mexico in the southwestern United States. Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument was designated a National Monument on May 21, 2014. They are located 16 km east of the city of Las Cruces in the district of Doña Ana.

The Organ Mountains are located at the southern end of a long mountain range on the east side of the Rio Grande's Rift Valley. The mountain range almost borders the San Andres Mountains to the north and the Franklin Mountains to the south, but is geologically very different. While the San Andres and Franklin Mountains are both formed from west-dipping fault blocks of mostly sedimentary strata (limestone being the most prominent), the Organ Mountains are composed primarily of igneous rocks (intrusive granite and extrusive rhyolite).

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Location: Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States

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