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 .
7-398: The town of Leasburg, now Radium Springs , grew up around Fort Selden , 18 miles north of Las Cruces. A diversion dam was built for irrigation purposes built of poles and interwoven with twigs and stones for ballast. The Rio Grande Project was authorized on 2 December 1905. The U.S. Reclamation Service designed a 10 feet (3.0 m) high, 600 feet (180 m) long concrete weir to replace
14-655: A cold semi-arid climate , abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Radium Springs was 110 °F (43.3 °C) on July 9, 1951 and June 16, 1980, while the coldest temperature recorded was −20 °F (−28.9 °C) on January 29, 1948 and February 3, 2011. As of the census of 2010 , there were 1,699 people living in the CDP. The population density was 283 inhabitants per square mile (109/km ). There were 689 housing units at an average density of 115 per square mile (44/km ). The racial makeup of
21-872: The Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area . Radium Springs is at the upstream end of the Mesilla Valley of the Rio Grande . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 6.0 square miles (19.6 km ), all land. It is also the location of an old hot springs and the old Fort Selden of the Indian Wars. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Radium Springs has
28-534: The CDP was 85.5% White , 0.5% African American , 0.9% Native American , 0.4% Asian , 10.9% from other races , and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52.8% of the population. There were 635 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who
35-524: The Rio Grande. In 1919 the crest of Leasburg Dam was raised 1.25 feet (0.38 m). Recreation opportunities at the dam are operated by Leasburg Dam State Park . Citations Sources Radium Springs, New Mexico Radium Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County , New Mexico , United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census . It is part of
42-688: The old dam. Work began in November 1906. Leasburg Diversion Dam was the first dam completed on the Rio Grande Project by the United States Bureau of Reclamation . By 1908, the Rio Grande was being diverted into the Leasburg Canal to irrigate 31,600 acres (12,800 ha) of land in the upper Mesilla Valley. Nine miles south of the dam, the 502 feet (153 m) long, steel truss Picacho Flume carried canal water over
49-457: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68, and the average family size was 3.06. In the CDP, the population's age was spread out, with 22.4% under the age of 15, 10.6% from 15 to 24, 21.99% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 16 and over, there were 94.5 males. The median income for
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