National Register of Historic Places
Percha Diversion Dam
- On the Register
- since Apr 6, 1979
- Significant for
- Agriculture, Conservation, Engineering
- Importance
- Statewide
- Type
- Site
- Where
- 2 mi. (3.2 km) NE of Arrey, Arrey, NM
About
The Percha Diversion Dam is a structure built in 1918 on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, United States. It diverts water from the Rio Grande into the Rincon Valley Main Canal, an irrigation canal.
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The original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map. Read it at the National Archives ↗
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Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77847610 · Wikidata.