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considered the largest privately built dam in the United States. The resulting lake, known as Eagle Nest Lake has an area of 2,500 acres (10 km; 3.9 sq mi) and measures 5 miles (8.0 km) long, and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide. The surface elevation of the water when the lake is at capacity is 8,172 feet (2,491 m) above sea level. The reservoir has a capacity of 79,120 acre-feet (97,590,000 m) of water. The dam was constructed by laborers from the
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for irrigation by building a dam. Construction of the dam began in 1916, and continued until 1918. The dam is 140 feet (43 m) high and has an arc length of 400 feet (120 m). At the top, the dam is 9.5 feet (2.9 m) wide, and it is 45.2 feet (13.8 m) wide at the base. It is
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users who make bulk water purchases. The agreement can be viewed on the web. The state established the
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