Dams in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

49Total Dams

33High Hazard

6Significant

Dam Safety in Doña Ana County, New Mexico

Doña Ana County has 49 dams tracked in the National Inventory of Dams. Of these, 33 are classified as high hazard — meaning failure would probably cause loss of human life. Another 6 carry a significant hazard classification. Currently, 44 dams have a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory.

The average dam in Doña Ana County is 67 years old. The most common purpose is flood risk reduction. The tallest dam is Crow Broad Placitas Dam No. 1 at 86 ft.

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Dam	Hazard	Condition	Height (ft)	Purpose	Year
Crow Broad Placitas Dam No. 1	High	Poor	86	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Las Cruces Dam	High	Satisfactory	85	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
Crow Broad Placitas Dam No. 2a	High	Poor	79	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Spring Canyon Dam	High	Poor	64	Flood Risk Reduction	1940
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 2	High	Poor	63	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Fillmore Site 1 Dam	High	Poor	54	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Picacho North Dam	High	Poor	53	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
Tortugas Site 1 Dam	High	Poor	53	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 6	High	Poor	53	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 3	High	Poor	51	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 1	High	Poor	45	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Anthony Arroyo Dam No. 1	High	Poor	43	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Dona Ana Site 1	High	Poor	41	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 1	High	Poor	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 4	High	Poor	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Dona Ana Site 2	High	Fair	37	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 4	High	Poor	37	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Lauson Arroyo Flood Detention Dam	High	Poor	36	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 5	High	Poor	36	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Sand Hill Arroyo Dam	High	Poor	35	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 3	High	Poor	35	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Kight Flood Retard Dam	High	Poor	34	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 2	High	Poor	33	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 2	High	Poor	32	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Tortugas Site 2 Dam	High	Poor	31	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Fillmore Site 3 Dam	High	Poor	29	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Lucero Detention Dike	High	Poor	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
Picacho South Dam	High	Poor	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 3	High	Poor	28	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Mclead Flood Control Dam	High	Poor	25	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
Breedlove Flood Control Dam	High	Poor	23	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Porter Whisenhunt Dam	High	Poor	19	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Dominguez Dairy Pond Dam	High	Satisfactory	18	Other	2001
Rhodes Arroyo Retarding Dam	Significant	Poor	50	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Apodaca Arroyo Dam	Significant	Poor	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 5	Significant	Poor	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Leasburg Arroyo Dam	Significant	Poor	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 4	Significant	Poor	29	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Fillmore Site 2 Dam	Significant	Poor	26	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
South Fork Dam	Low	Poor	40	Flood Risk Reduction	1930
Alameda Dam	Low	Unsatisfactory	38	Flood Risk Reduction
Las Uvas Detention Dam #6	Low	Poor	38	Debris Control	1963
North Fork Dam	Low	Poor	35	Flood Risk Reduction	1930
Las Uvas Detention Dam #5	Low	Unsatisfactory	33	Debris Control	1958
Las Uvas Detention Dam #1	Low	Poor	32	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Gardner Dam	Low	Poor	30	Flood Risk Reduction	1950
Mcclernon Dam	Low	Poor	28	Flood Risk Reduction
Mesilla Diversion Dam	Low	Not Available	22	Irrigation	1916
Leasburg Diversion Dam	Low	Not Available	10	Irrigation	1907

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