Red Bluff Dam

(Three miles northeast) Constructed for irrigation and electrical power purposes during 1934-36, dam is located on Pecos River 8 miles south of Texas-New Mexico state line. It impounds an 11,700-acre lake occupying parts of Reeves and Loving counties, Tex., and Eddy County, N. M. Floods first filled the reservoir in June 1937. Capacity is 310,000 acre feet of water. Main embankment -- 9,230 feet long -- rises 105 feet above stream bed at highest point. Dam has top width of 25 feet. These waters irrigate about 140,000 acres, which extend for 100 miles along the Pecos River. (1972)

Red Bluff Dam is a historical marker in Orla, Reeves County, dedicated in 1972. It is one of 20 historical markers documented in Reeves County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 34 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.8596, -103.9326 near Orla. The nearest cataloged historic site is Orla (historical marker), about 1.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Pope's Crossing, Mentone, and Toyah New.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5389004216. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.