Point of Rocks Tank

Point of Rocks Tank is a former dam and reservoir now broken, on Rincon Arroyo in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It lies at an elevation of 4,344 feet / 1,324 meters about three miles south of Point of Rocks.[1]

The site of this reservoir is thought to be formerly one of Los Charcos del Perrillo, two waterholes of the Paraje del Perrillo a stopping place on the Jornada del Muerto.[2]:151–152

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Point of Rocks Tank
  2. George D. Torok, From the Pass to the Pueblos, Sunstone Press, Santa Fe, Dec 1, 2011



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