New Mexico Dams

411 dams tracked by the National Inventory of Dams

Total Dams

411

High Hazard

221

53.8%

Poor / Unsatisfactory

210

Average Age

66 yrs

Hazard Classification

High221 (53.8%)
Significant53 (12.9%)
Low132 (32.1%)

Condition Assessment

Satisfactory78 (19.0%)
Fair55 (13.4%)
Poor / Unsatisfactory210 (51.1%)
Not Rated68 (16.5%)

Federal

115

State

15

Local

166

Private

96

All Dams in New Mexico

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Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Sink Hole Gap Reservoir

San Miguel County

241943LowPoor
Six Mile Power Dam

Eddy County

251905LowPoor
Smithson Reservoir No. 1

Union County

251970LowPoor
Smithson Reservoir No. 3

Union County

251970LowPoor
Smithson Reservoir No. 4

Union County

251970LowPoor
Snyder Lake Dam

Union County

351940LowPoor
South Fork Dam

Doña Ana County

401930LowPoor
Southwest Laguna Grande Dam

Eddy County

92009SignificantPoor
Spring Canyon Dam

Doña Ana County

641940HighPoor
St. Anne's Dam

Sierra County

351960HighPoor
Starvation Draw Detention Dam #3

Luna County

131958LowPoor
Starvation Draw Detention Dam #4

Luna County

371956LowPoor
Stone Lake

Rio Arriba County

171966HighPoor
Storrie Dam

San Miguel County

901921HighPoor
Stubblefield Dam

Colfax County

591955SignificantPoor
Thirtieth Street Dam

San Juan County

221979HighPoor
Throttle Dam No. 2

Colfax County

671914HighPoor
Todacheene

San Juan County

231966HighPoor
T Or C Site 8c Dam

Sierra County

1191981HighPoor
Tortugas Site 1 Dam

Doña Ana County

531962HighPoor
Tortugas Site 2 Dam

Doña Ana County

311962HighPoor
Trapped Rock

McKinley County

401993HighPoor
Tschicoma

Sandoval County

251960SignificantPoor
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 10 Dam

Grant County

501963HighPoor
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 11 Dam

Grant County

321963HighPoor
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Data sourced from the National Inventory of Dams (NID). Hazard classification reflects potential consequences of failure, not the likelihood of failure.