Identification Information

Title New Mexico Reservoirs

Date 2019-10-09

Date Type Publication

Cited Responsible Party

Organization Name Ruddy, B.C. Hitt, K.J.

Role identify

Presentation Form map

Abstract This is a point coverage of dams in the New Mexico, which originally was derived from the national inventory of dams data base (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1982). The coverage includes locations of and selected characteristics of approximately 2,700 reservoirs and controlled natural lakes that have normal capacities of at least 5,000 acre-feet or maximum capacities of at least 25,000 acre-feet and that were completed as of January 1, 1988.

Purpose This coverage is intended as a thematic data layer showing the location of dams and certain attributes of the structures. Information contained in the coverage has been used for several applications. Location, size, and owner of structures are depicted on a map of surface-water development (Hitt, 1985). Location and other selected characteristics of structures are listed in table 3 of Ruddy and Hitt (1990). The information was the basis for graphics in two National Water Summary reports. The 1985 National Water Summary shows maps of surface-water development. The 1987 National Water Summary shows graphs of cumulative reservoir storage.

Supplemental Information Reviews applied to data. The reviews applied to data for the USGS coverage of dams and reservoirs is described in detail on pages 2-4 of Ruddy and Hitt (1990). The information in this coverage has been reviewed by field personnel several times. The file initially was reviewed and verified as part of the compilation of the map of surface-water development (Hitt, 1985). USGS District Offices, nine other Federal agencies, and five State agencies reviewed the location, owner, and size of structures under their jurisdiction. These early reviews occurred between 1981 and 1984. Additional reviews of the file were made by USGS District Offices during the preparation of the State articles for the 1985 and 1987 National Water Summary reports (U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, 1990). During these reviews by the USGS District Offices, data on the normal and maximum capacities were corrected as necessary by the reviewing offices. Related_Spatial_and_Tabular_Data_Sets -- The reservoir data base is composed of several coverages and supporting files: a. RESERVOIR -- the main file covering the conterminous United States b. RESERVOIR_AK -- Alaska (same attributes as RESERVOIR) c. RESERVOIR_HI -- Hawaii (same attributes as RESERVOIR) d. RESERVOIR_PR -- Puerto Rico (same attributes as RESERVOIR) e. RESERVOIR.SIZECODES -- Explanations for SIZECODE attribute: >SIZECODE DESCRIPTION > >2 Normal capacity at least 5000 but less than 25000 ac-ft >4 Normal capacity at least 25000 but less than 50000 ac-ft >6 Normal capacity at least 50000 ac-ft >8 Normal cap less than 5000 and maximum cap at least 25000 ac-ft f. RESERVOIR.OWNERCODES -- Explanations for OWNERCODE attribute: >OWNERCODE DESCRIPTION > >2 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation >3 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers >4 Tennessee Valley Authority >5 Other Federal Agency >6 Non-Federal Agency g. RESERVOIR.PURPCODES -- Explanations for PURP attribute: >PURP DESCRIPTION > >C FLOOD CONTROL >D DEBRIS CONTROL >H HYDROELECTRIC >I IRRIGATION >N NAVIGATION >O OTHER >P STOCK/FARM POND >R RECREATION >S WATER SUPPLY h. RESERVOIR.STORATCODES -- Explanations for STORATCODE attribute: >STORATCODE DESCRIPTION > >(blank) No information >1 Not listed in Martin and Hanson >L Calculated from data in annual reports >M From data in Martin and Hanson i. RESERVOIR.SOURCECODES -- Explanations for SOURCE attribute: >SOURCE DESCRIPTION > >A COE FILE >B CHANGED BY WRD BEFORE MAP REVIEW >C WRD MAP REVIEW >D NWS 85 REVIEW >E NWS 87 REVIEW >F POST NWS87 FEEDBACK j. RESERVOIR.SURFACODES -- Explanations for SURFAREACODE attribute: >1 >SURFACODE =$ >DESCRIPTION1 =Louisiana, Gazetteer of Louisiana lakes and reservoirs >DESCRIPTION2 = >2 >SURFACODE =& >DESCRIPTION1 =Virginia State Water Control Board, Publicly owned lakes in Vi >DESCRIPTION2 = >3 >SURFACODE =* >DESCRIPTION1 =Montana, State Water Conservation Projects >DESCRIPTION2 = >4 >SURFACODE =+ >DESCRIPTION1 =Arkansas State Water Plan, Lakes of Arkansa >DESCRIPTION2 =s >5 >SURFACODE =2 >DESCRIPTION1 =North Carolina, Register of dams and dam sites in North Caroli >DESCRIPTION2 = >6 >SURFACODE =3 >DESCRIPTION1 =South Carolina, State water plan report #119 >DESCRIPTION2 = >7 >SURFACODE =4 >DESCRIPTION1 =USGS personnel in that state >DESCRIPTION2 = >8 >SURFACODE =5 >DESCRIPTION1 =Michigan Department of Natural Resources >DESCRIPTION2 = >9 >SURFACODE =6 >DESCRIPTION1 =Colorado State Engineer's Office computer printout >DESCRIPTION2 = >10 >SURFACODE =7 >DESCRIPTION1 =Montana Department of Natural Resources >DESCRIPTION2 = >11 >SURFACODE =8 >DESCRIPTION1 =Duke Power Company; information for North and South Carolina >DESCRIPTION2 = >12 >SURFACODE == >DESCRIPTION1 =Arizona Department of Water Resources >DESCRIPTION2 = >13 >SURFACODE =? >DESCRIPTION1 =UNKNOWN >DESCRIPTION2 = >14 >SURFACODE =A >DESCRIPTION1 =Tennessee Valley Authority, Facts about major TVA dams and res >DESCRIPTION2 = >15 >SURFACODE =B >DESCRIPTION1 =Water and Power Resources Service, Bureau of Reclamation proje >DESCRIPTION2 = >16 >SURFACODE =C >DESCRIPTION1 =The California State Water Project--Current activities and fut >DESCRIPTION2 =plans >17 >SURFACODE =D >DESCRIPTION1 =Dams within the jurisdiction of the State of California >DESCRIPTION2 = >18 >SURFACODE =F >DESCRIPTION1 =Fish and Wildlife Service, Inventory of U.S. reservoirs >DESCRIPTION2 = >19 >SURFACODE =H >DESCRIPTION1 =New York State Department of Environmental Conservation >DESCRIPTION2 = >20 >SURFACODE =I >DESCRIPTION1 =Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Lakes, Pu >DESCRIPTION2 =7-3600(75), 1975, 80 p. >21 >SURFACODE =K >DESCRIPTION1 =Oklahoma water atlas >DESCRIPTION2 = >22 >SURFACODE =L >DESCRIPTION1 =USGS publications >DESCRIPTION2 = >23 >SURFACODE =M >DESCRIPTION1 =Martin and Hanson >DESCRIPTION2 = >24 >SURFACODE =N >DESCRIPTION1 =State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources, Division >DESCRIPTION2 = >25 >SURFACODE =O >DESCRIPTION1 =Gaggiani and others, Hydrology of Area 59, Northern Great Plai >DESCRIPTION2 =and Rocky Mountain coal provinces >26 >SURFACODE =Q >DESCRIPTION1 =Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, State Wate >DESCRIPTION2 =Water Use Data System Computer Pull 4 >27 >SURFACODE =R >DESCRIPTION1 =Florida Board of Conservation, Division of Water Resources, >DESCRIPTION2 =Florida Lakes, Part III Gazetteer, Tallahassee, FL 1969 >28 >SURFACODE =S >DESCRIPTION1 =Statistical compilation of engineering features on Bureau of >DESCRIPTION2 =Reclamation projects >29 >SURFACODE =T >DESCRIPTION1 =Dams and reservoirs in Texas, Texas Water Commission bulletin >DESCRIPTION2 = >30 >SURFACODE =U >DESCRIPTION1 =Wolcott, Ernest E., Lakes of Washington Volumes 1 and 2 >DESCRIPTION2 = >31 >SURFACODE =V >DESCRIPTION1 =Mussey, O.D., 1948, Major storage reservoirs of Virginia >DESCRIPTION2 = >32 >SURFACODE =W >DESCRIPTION1 =Reservoirs in the United States with largest areas as of Jan 1 >DESCRIPTION2 =1963 as listed in WSP 1838 >33 >SURFACODE =X >DESCRIPTION1 =Miscellaneous sources as found by Lisa Arnold >DESCRIPTION2 = >34 >SURFACODE =Y >DESCRIPTION1 =Kentucky Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Cabine >DESCRIPTION2 =and restoration assessments of KY lakes, final report, April 1 >35 >SURFACODE =Z >DESCRIPTION1 =Martin and Hanson reservoirs for which maximum capacities have >DESCRIPTION2 =changed; used the data from the Corps file Other_References_Cited. Hitt, K.J.,compiler, 1985, Surface-water and related-land resources development in the United States and Puerto Rico: U.S. Geological Survey special map, scale 1:3,168,000. Ruddy, B.C. and Hitt, K.J., 1990, Selected characteristics of large reservoirs in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1988: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 90-163, 295 p. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1982, National inventory of dams data base in card format (computer tape), available from National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22162, #ADA 118670. U.S. Geological Survey, 1986, National Water Summary 1985-- Hydrologic events and surface-water resources: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2300, 506 p. U.S. Geological Survey, 1990, National Water Summary 1987-- Hydrologic events and water supply and use: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 2350, 553 p.

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Individual Name

Organization Name U.S. Geological Survey

Position Name Ask USGS - Water Webserver Team

Role Point of contact

Voice 1-888-275-8747 (1-888-ASK-USGS)

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Delivery Point 445 National Center
City Reston
Administrative Area VA
Postal Code 20192
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Electronic Mail Address http://answers.usgs.gov/cgi-bin/gsanswers?pemail=h2oteam&subject=GIS+Dataset+reservoir

Maintenance and Update Frequency None planned

Descriptive Keywords Dams, Reservoirs, Reservoir capacity, Reservoir storage, Surface water, United States, Puerto Rico, inlandWaters

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints The capacity of certain reservoirs may be smaller than what is listed in the coverage because of sedimentation.

Language English

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West Bound -108.879878438
East Bound -103.413914138
North Bound 36.865299697
South Bound 32.536764853

Temporal Extent

DateTime 1991-01-01

New Mexico Reservoirs

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