This Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 photo, shows the Tortugas Dam in Las Cruces, N.M. On the edge of southern New Mexico's largest city is an earthen dam, built decades ago to keep storm runoff from carving through the desert hills and flooding the populated area below. New Mexico State University's golf course is just downstream and beyond that is a major artery for interstate travel, the university's sports arena, student housing and a collection of neighborhoods. The Tortugas Site 1 Dam has never been breached in nearly 60 years, but it is one of nearly 100 dams in the arid state that are considered high hazard and in poor shape. A more than two-year investigation by The Associated Press reveals New Mexico leads the nation with the highest percentage of high-hazard dams in either poor or unsatisfactory condition. (Nathan J. Fish/Las Cruces Sun News via AP)/The Las Cruces Sun News via AP)
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