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Leasburg Diversion Dam
| Leasburg Diversion Dam | |
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  Location of Leasburg Diversion Dam in New Mexico | |
| Country | United States |
| Location | Doña Ana County, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 32°29′50″N 106°55′22″W / 32.497231°N 106.922733°W |
| Purpose | Irrigation |
| Opening date | 1907 |
| Owner(s) | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Diversion dam |
| Height | 10 feet (3.0 m) |
| Length | 600 feet (180 m) |
The Leasburg Diversion Dam is a structure completed in 1907 on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States. It diverts water from the Rio Grande into the 13.7 miles (22.0 km) long Leasburg Canal, which carries irrigation water into the upper Mesilla Valley, north of Las Cruces, New Mexico.[1]
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