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

Showing 276300 of 411

Dam NameHeight (ft)YearHazardCondition
Hackberry Draw Site No. 2 Dam

Eddy County

461967HighFair
Hackberry Draw Site No. 1 Dam

Eddy County

341966HighSatisfactory
Grubstake Tailings Dam

Sierra County

701992LowPoor
Grindstone Canyon Dam

Lincoln County

1331987HighFair
Green Canyon Dam

Sierra County

1041972HighPoor
Grady Hamilton

Rio Arriba County

28HighUnsatisfactory
Gardner Dam

Union County

461941HighUnsatisfactory
Gardner Dam

Doña Ana County

301950LowPoor
Galisteo Dam

Santa Fe County

1641970HighNot Available
French Lake Dam

Colfax County

371947LowPoor
Fourth of July

Rio Arriba County

201960HighUnsatisfactory
Fort Sumner Diversion Dam

De Baca County

501951LowNot Available
Fort Heron Preserve Phase Ii Dam

Rio Arriba County

311996LowSatisfactory
Fort Heron Preserve Phase I Dam

Rio Arriba County

161950LowSatisfactory
Flanders Detention Dam

Socorro County

261970LowNot Rated
Fillmore Site 3 Dam

Doña Ana County

291962HighPoor
Fillmore Site 2 Dam

Doña Ana County

261962SignificantPoor
Fillmore Site 1 Dam

Doña Ana County

541962HighPoor
Fenton Lake Dam

Sandoval County

411946HighFair
Farmington Lake Dam

San Juan County

1171964HighFair
Eustace

McKinley County

14HighNot Rated
Escalante Generating Station Raw Water Storage Dam

McKinley County

101982LowPoor
Escalante Generating Station Evaporation Pond 5

McKinley County

191982SignificantSatisfactory
Escalante Generating Station Coal Yard Runoff Rete

McKinley County

271982LowPoor
Escalante Generating Station Bottom Ash Pond Dam

McKinley County

131982LowPoor
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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.