Heron Dam
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Heron Dam is a storage dam Rio Arriba County, in northern New Mexico in the southwestern United States, just north of the El Vado Dam. It is owned and operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamati
The Brazos Cliffs, Heron Lake, and the north wall of the Rio Chama Gorge, looking east.
New Mexico State Road 95
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State Road 95 is a 13.415-mile state highway in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States, that connects County Road 322 at the El Vado Lake State Park with U.S. Route 64 / U.S. Route 84 in Los Ojo
Heron Dam
…It is owned and operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation. The dam is about 9 miles west of the town of Tierra Amarilla and is crossed by New Mexico State Road 95. The dam was built as part of the San Juan–Chama Project, which transfers water from the San Juan River basin through the 12.8 miles (20.6 km) Azotea…
Northeast across Heron Lake from NM 95, August 2025