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
Questa Tailings Dam 4

Taos County

2121966HighSatisfactory
Railroad Dam No.1

Guadalupe County

251907HighPoor
Railroad Dam No.2

Guadalupe County

391922HighPoor
Ramah Dam

McKinley County

401900HighPoor
Raymac Detention Dam

Bernalillo County

411989HighSatisfactory
Rc&D Project Measure 83 Dam

Taos County

511967HighPoor
Red Hill Detention Dam No.1

Catron County

30LowNot Rated
Red Lake

McKinley County

321895HighSatisfactory
Red Lake La Cueva Dam No. 2

Mora County

251950LowPoor
Rhodes Arroyo Retarding Dam

Doña Ana County

501960SignificantPoor
Rio Puerco Det Dam 130

Sandoval County

321966LowNot Rated
Rio Puerco Det Dam 132

Sandoval County

271963LowNot Rated
Rio Puerco Detention Dam #8

Sandoval County

25LowNot Rated
Romero Lake Dam

Catron County

30LowSatisfactory
Round Mountain Detention Dam 3

Hidalgo County

411956LowFair
Rsn Detention Dam 40

Sandoval County

341968LowNot Rated
Rsn Detention Dam 43

Sandoval County

291968LowNot Rated
Running Water Draw Site 1 Dam

Curry County

781975HighPoor
Saltpeter Creek Site 1a

Colfax County

721964SignificantPoor
Sand Hill Arroyo Dam

Doña Ana County

351957HighPoor
Sandia Mountain Site No. 1 Dam

Sandoval County

521955HighSatisfactory
Sandia Peak Phase 2 Pond

Bernalillo County

351986LowSatisfactory
Sandia Pueblo 83-A

Sandoval County

231983SignificantPoor
San Francisco

Sandoval County

151960HighPoor
San Gregorio Dam

Rio Arriba County

281947LowFair
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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.