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Place Name
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Jemez Canyon Reservoir
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Pronunciation
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HAI-mez
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Place Status (Type)
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canyon
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Location
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Bernalillo County, New Mexico (NM), United States, North America
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Latitude
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35°22'N
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Longitude
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106°29'W
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Jemez Canyon Reservoir
(HAI-mez), Bernalillo co., N central
N.Mex., on Jemez R., near its mouth on the Rio Grande,
20 mi/32 km N of Albuquerque;
c.23 mi/37 km long; 35°22'N 106°29'W. Max.
capacity 118,818 acre-ft. Intermittent. Formed by Jemez Canyon Dam
(131 ft/40 m), built (1953) by the Federal
govt. for flood and debris control. Extends into Santa Ana and Zia
Indian reservations.
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