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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox dam Caballo Dam is an earthen dam on the Rio Grande about Шаблон:Convert downstream from Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States. In conjunction with Elephant Butte Dam, which lies about Шаблон:Convert upstream, it regulates the discharge of the river in the lower Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico. Caballo serves as an afterbay for the Elephant Butte Reservoir, i.e. it stores water released from Elephant Butte for hydroelectricity generation purposes and discharges it in the dry season to provide for irrigation agriculture downstream. The dam is an important part of the Rio Grande Project.[1][2] A secondary purpose of the dam was to compensate for lost capacity in Elephant Butte Lake due to sedimentation.

Caballo Dam is Шаблон:Convert high and stands Шаблон:Convert above the Rio Grande. It is Шаблон:Convert long and contains Шаблон:Convert of material. The elevation of the crest is Шаблон:Convert and the average elevation of its reservoir, Caballo Lake, is Шаблон:Convert.[3] The dam has two water outlets; the outlet works have a capacity of Шаблон:Convert, and the main spillway has a capacity of Шаблон:Convert.[4] Caballo Lake is roughly Шаблон:Convert long and stores up to Шаблон:Convert of water.[5]

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