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  2. Avalon Dam - Wikipedia

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    Height. 60 feet (18 m) Reservoir. Total capacity. 202,000 cubic yards (154,000 m 3) Avalon Dam is a small dam on the Pecos River about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States. The dam is a storage and regulating reservoir, and diverts water into the main canal of the Carlsbad Project, an irrigation scheme.

  3. National Register of Historic Places listings in Eddy County ...

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    There are 32 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. All of the places within the county on the National Register are also listed on the State Register of Cultural Properties . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.

  4. Project Gnome (nuclear test) - Wikipedia

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    3.1 kt. Project Gnome was the first nuclear test of Project Plowshare and was the first continental nuclear weapon test since Trinity to be conducted outside of the Nevada Test Site, and the second test in the state of New Mexico after Trinity. It was tested in southeastern New Mexico on December 10, 1961, approximately 40 km (25 mi) southeast ...

  5. Intrepid Potash - Wikipedia

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    Intrepid Potash, Inc. ( NYSE : IPI ), based in Denver, Colorado, is a fertilizer manufacturer. The company is the largest producer of potassium chloride, also known as muriate of potash, in the United States. [1] It owns three mines, all in the Western U.S., near the cities of Carlsbad, New Mexico; Moab, Utah; and Wendover, Utah.

  6. Lechuguilla Cave - Wikipedia

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    Lechuguilla Cave. /  32.19056°N 104.50306°W  / 32.19056; -104.50306. At 150.4 miles (242.0 km), Lechuguilla Cave is the eighth-longest explored cave in the world [1] and the second deepest (1,604 feet or 489 meters) in the continental United States. [2] It is most famous for its unusual geology, rare formations, and pristine condition.

  7. Carlsbad, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .carlsbadca .gov. Carlsbad is a coastal city in the North County region of San Diego County, California, United States. The city is 87 miles (140 km) south of downtown Los Angeles and 35 miles (56 km) north of downtown San Diego. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 114,746. [7]

  8. U.S. Route 62 - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Route 62 Map of the United States with US 62 highlighted in red Route information Length 2,248 mi (3,618 km) Existed 1930 –present Major junctions West end US 85 at the Mexican border in El Paso, TX Major intersections I-10 / US 180 in El Paso, TX I-35 I-44 at Oklahoma City, OK I-55 in Miner, MO I-65 at Elizabethtown, KY I-75 near Georgetown, KY I-70 / I-71 at Columbus, OH I-77 / US 30 ...

  9. U.S. Route 62 in New Mexico - Wikipedia

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    US 62. → NM 63. U.S. Route 62 ( US 62) is part of the U.S. Highway System. US 62 travels from the United States–Mexico border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York. In the U.S. state of New Mexico, US 62 extends from the Texas state line southwest of Whites City and ends at the Texas state line east of Hobbs .