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  • July

    Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (left) talks about her northern New Mexican roots during her visit to Abiquiu Lake and Dam, July 10, 2021. Also pictured is April Fitzner, acting deputy district engineer, Albuquerque District.

    Congresswoman visits Abiquiu Lake

    Albuquerque District representatives hosted a successful visit with Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández at Abiquiu Lake and Reservoir, July 10, 2021.

  • October

    USACE-Albuquerque District park ranger Austin Kuhlman, far left, explains where the water in Abiquiu Lake comes from to students from Coronado High School and Middle School during their tour of Abiquiu Dam, Oct. 3, 2019.

    Coronado science club tours Abiquiu Dam

    About a dozen students from the science and engineering club at Coronado High School and Middle School in Gallina, N.M., toured the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Abiquiu Dam, Oct. 3, 2019.

  • June

    ABIQUIU DAM, N.M., -- At the 50th anniversary of Abiquiu Dam, June 13, 2013, the Abiquiu Time Capsule, shaped in the form of a Corps castle, was sealed. It will be opened in 25 years at the dam's 75th Anniversary in 2038.

    Abiquiu Dam Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

    Abiquiu Dam in Northern New Mexico celebrated the 50th anniversary of the building of the dam on june 13, 2013.

  • May

    At the ceremony celebrating the new low-flow turbine at Abiquiu was (L to R), Operations Project Manager Dave Dutton, Senator Tom Udall, Deputy Commander Maj. Richard Collins and Abiquiu Park Ranger Eric Garner.

    New Turbine Increases Hydroelectric Power

    Despite a rough beginning more than two decades ago, the Abiquiu hydroelectric facility’s third turbine officially turned on when Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) pushed the start button at a ceremony at the facility April 21.