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Flood Co Trol and R Creation Facility • Kinney Dam, 2023 09-24
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico 2:57pm
The stair-like gradations on the spillway are said to be intended to dissipate energy if water ever flows over them... which is unlikely to occur. This dam and spillway are essentially waterless except for unassuming channels and culverts you might not even notice around the huge installation, that divert runoff when it does occur so it ultimately flows into the Rio Grande River.
So, much of the property is devoted to trails and R Creation Recreation, such as a soccer field in one of the dam's recessed basins.
The pyramidal frustum structure features the logo of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority ("AMAFCA"), which owns and maintains Kinney Dam and similar flood diversion installations around 'Burque. The logo's three-cloud styling is derived from ancient Pueblo and Navajo (regional native tribes) symbols for rain.
Albuquerque Mayor Harry Kinney (1974-77 and 1981-1985) played major roles in acquiring for the City the former Elena Gallegos Land Grant acreage where this namesake dam is situated.
Flood Co Trol and R Creation Facility • Kinney Dam, 2023 09-24
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico 2:57pm
The stair-like gradations on the spillway are said to be intended to dissipate energy if water ever flows over them... which is unlikely to occur. This dam and spillway are essentially waterless except for unassuming channels and culverts you might not even notice around the huge installation, that divert runoff when it does occur so it ultimately flows into the Rio Grande River.
So, much of the property is devoted to trails and R Creation Recreation, such as a soccer field in one of the dam's recessed basins.
The pyramidal frustum structure features the logo of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority ("AMAFCA"), which owns and maintains Kinney Dam and similar flood diversion installations around 'Burque. The logo's three-cloud styling is derived from ancient Pueblo and Navajo (regional native tribes) symbols for rain.
Albuquerque Mayor Harry Kinney (1974-77 and 1981-1985) played major roles in acquiring for the City the former Elena Gallegos Land Grant acreage where this namesake dam is situated.