Sumner Dam

Sumner Dam is a dam on the in in eastern . The dam was built by the United States Bureau of Reclamation between 1935 and 1939, a project governed by the Bureau in conjunction with the local Carlsbad Irrigation District.
  • Dam
  • …lies at an elevation of 4,259 feet (1,298 metres)
  • …is also known as “Alamogordo Dam”
  • …is operated by United States Bureau of Reclamation
  • …dates from 1939
  • Description: dam in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States of America

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sumner Lake State Park.

Sumner Dam

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Latitude
34.60706° or 34° 36′ 25″ north
Longitude
-104.38959° or 104° 23′ 23″ west
Open location code
856QJJ46+R5
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Sumner Dam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sumner Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos)”
  • Cebuano: “Sumner Dam”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد سمنر”
  • Italian: “diga di Sumner”
  • Japanese: “サムナーダム”

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Nearby Places

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