Blue Detention Dam
Blue Detention Dam is a dam in Socorro, New Mexico and has an elevation of 4,892 feet.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abeytas and Bernardo.
Abeytas
Hamlet
Abeytas is a census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Abeytas had a population of 45. In 1950 it had a population of 10. Abeytas is situated 6 miles east of Blue Detention Dam.
Bernardo
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bernardo is an unincorporated community in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States, at the northern junction of US 60 and Interstate 25. Bernardo was named, circa 1902, after a friend of John Becker, a leading merchant in nearby Belen. Bernardo is situated 6 miles southeast of Blue Detention Dam.
Blue Detention Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States of America
- Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.47506° or 34° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
-106.91059° or 106° 54′ 38″ westElevation
4,892 feet (1,491 metres)Open location code
856MF3GQ+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 357608985OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Blue Detention Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Blue Detention Dam”
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