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.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States of America
  • Also known as: Alamogordo Dam

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sumner Lake State Park.

Protected area
is a state park in , United States, located on the eastern plains about 8 miles northwest of .

Sumner Dam

Latitude
34.60706° or 34° 36′ 25″ north
Longitude
-104.38959° or 104° 23′ 23″ west
Elevation
4,259 feet (1,298 metres)
Inception
1939
Operator
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Open location code
856QJJ46+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 783403213
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Geo­Names ID
5493373
Wiki­data ID
Q7637969
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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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