State Park · New Mexico, United States
Percha Dam State Park
Percha Dam State Park is a state park in New Mexico, United States, established in 1970.
State Park · New Mexico, United States
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Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Sierra, New Mexico, United States |
| Established | 1970 |
| Coordinates | 32.8686° N, 107.3036° W |
| Managed by | New Mexico state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Percha Dam State Park
Percha Dam State Park is a state park of New Mexico, United States, encompassing 80 acres (32 ha) on the Rio Grande 21 miles (34 km) south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. The park is popular for fishing, rafting, kayaking, and bird watching, especially during the spring and autumn migration seasons. The dam is less than 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream of the much larger Caballo Dam, and therefore Percha Dam's reservoir is essentially a wide, slow moving section of river. The dam's purpose is to raise the elevation of the Rio Grande slightly to allow irrigation of the chile pepper crop downstream.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Planning your visit
What to do
Airports near this park
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- El Paso International Airport (ELP) · El Paso, United States · 91.0 miles away
- Abraham González International Airport (CJS) · Ciudad Juárez, Mexico · 99.3 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Percha Dam State Park?
Percha Dam State Park is in New Mexico, United States (32.8686° N, 107.3036° W).
When was Percha Dam State Park established?
Percha Dam State Park was established in 1970, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_New_Mexico_state_parks — Wikipedia list of New Mexico state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percha_Dam_State_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).