High Risk Dams in New Mexico

New Mexico has 115 high hazard dams with a condition assessment of poor or unsatisfactory. These are dams where failure would probably cause loss of human life and where recognized safety deficiencies have been identified.

Of the 219 high hazard dams in New Mexico, 115 (52%) have concerning condition ratings — 109 rated poor and 6 rated unsatisfactory.

Dam	County	Height (ft)	Condition	Purpose	Year
Mcclure Dam	Santa Fe	128	Poor	Water Supply	1926
T Or C Site 8c Dam	Sierra	119	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Lake Maloya Dam	Colfax	110	Poor	Water Supply	1914
Green Canyon Dam	Sierra	104	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
Bear Canyon Dam	Grant	99	Poor	Irrigation	1937
Upper Rio Hondo Site No. 1 Dam	Lincoln	94	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Sebastian Martin Site 6 Dam	Rio Arriba	93	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1973
Nichols Dam	Santa Fe	91	Poor	Water Supply	1943
Storrie Dam	San Miguel	90	Poor	Irrigation	1921
Crow Broad Placitas Dam No. 1	Doña Ana	86	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Sebastian Martin Site 5 Dam	Rio Arriba	84	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1981
Sibley Green Site 4	Sierra	80	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Crow Broad Placitas Dam No. 2a	Doña Ana	79	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1971
Running Water Draw Site 1 Dam	Curry	78	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1975
Sebastian Martin Site 4 Dam	Rio Arriba	76	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Santa Cruz Site 2g Dam	Rio Arriba	75	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1982
Sebastian Martin Bm 1 Dam	Rio Arriba	74	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1978
Santa Cruz Site 6 Dam	Santa Fe	72	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Asaayi	McKinley	69	Poor	Recreation	1964
Throttle Dam No. 2	Colfax	67	Poor	Irrigation	1914
Carson Dam	Taos	65	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1935
Miami Lake Dam No. 2	Colfax	65	Poor	Irrigation	1913
Spring Canyon Dam	Doña Ana	64	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1940
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 2	Doña Ana	63	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Santa Cruz Site 1 Dam	Rio Arriba	62	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Santa Cruz Site 5 Dam	Rio Arriba	59	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Cimarroncito Dam	Colfax	58	Poor	Water Supply	1948
Upper Penasco Site 1	Otero	57	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Sebastian Martin Site 18 Dam	Rio Arriba	55	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1985
Alto Lake Dam	Lincoln	54	Poor	Water Supply	1965
Fillmore Site 1 Dam	Doña Ana	54	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Paguate	Cibola	54	Poor	Irrigation	1949
Santa Cruz Site 3a Dam	Rio Arriba	54	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1972
Picacho North Dam	Doña Ana	53	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
San Mateo Lake Dam	Cibola	53	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1935
Tortugas Site 1 Dam	Doña Ana	53	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 6	Doña Ana	53	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Ute Creek Dam	Colfax	52	Poor	Fish and Wildlife Pond	1913
Upper Penasco Site 3a	Otero	52	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Rc&d Project Measure 83 Dam	Taos	51	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1967
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 3	Doña Ana	51	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 10 Dam	Grant	50	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Pecos Arroyo Watershed Site 1	San Miguel	49	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1965
Acomita	Cibola	48	Poor	Irrigation	1938
Gardner Dam	Union	46	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1941
Jackson Lake Dam	San Juan	45	Poor	Irrigation	1919
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 1	Doña Ana	45	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Anthony Arroyo Dam No. 1	Doña Ana	43	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1974
Dona Ana Site 1	Doña Ana	41	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 12 Dam	Grant	41	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Ramah Dam	McKinley	40	Poor	Irrigation	1900
Trapped Rock	McKinley	40	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1993
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 1	Doña Ana	40	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Apache Brazito Mesquite Dam No. 4	Doña Ana	40	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1964
Railroad Dam No.2	Guadalupe	39	Poor	Recreation	1922
Sibley Green Site 5	Sierra	39	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1977
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 7 Dam	Grant	38	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
County Line Detention Dam	Sierra	37	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1956
La Luz-fresnal East Reservoir	Otero	37	Poor	Water Supply	1993
Cass Draw Site 1 Dam	Eddy	37	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1969
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 6 Dam	Grant	37	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 4	Doña Ana	37	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Webster Dam	Colfax	36	Poor	Irrigation	1909
Lauson Arroyo Flood Detention Dam	Doña Ana	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 1	Sierra	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Laguna Del Campo Dam	Rio Arriba	36	Poor	Recreation	1940
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 5	Doña Ana	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 1 Dam	Grant	36	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Sand Hill Arroyo Dam	Doña Ana	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
St. Anne's Dam	Sierra	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 8 Dam	Grant	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 4 Dam	Grant	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Hatch Valley Arroyos Dam No. 3	Doña Ana	35	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1958
Kight Flood Retard Dam	Doña Ana	34	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1955
Lower Vallecito Dam	Sandoval	33	Poor	Irrigation	1947
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 9 Dam	Grant	33	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
La Mesilla Site 1 Dam	Rio Arriba	33	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1970
Hatch Valley Arroyo Dam No. 2	Doña Ana	33	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1957
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 2	Doña Ana	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 11 Dam	Grant	32	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1963
Tortugas Site 2 Dam	Doña Ana	31	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Prop Canyon Site 1 Dam	Cibola	31	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Fillmore Site 3 Dam	Doña Ana	29	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Upper Gila Valley Site No. 3 Dam	Grant	29	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1962
Lucero Detention Dike	Doña Ana	28	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
La Luz-fresnal North & South Reservoirs	Otero	28	Poor	Water Supply	1961
Grady Hamilton	Rio Arriba	28	Unsatisfactory	Recreation
Picacho South Dam	Doña Ana	28	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1954
Power Lake Dam	Guadalupe	28	Unsatisfactory	Recreation	1927
Caballo Arroyo Dam No. 3	Doña Ana	28	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Lower Nielson Retarding Dam	Cibola	27	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1987
Morphy Lake Dam	Mora	27	Poor	Irrigation	1940
Mcgaffey Lake Dam	McKinley	26	Poor	Recreation	1937
Ladera Dam No. 12	Bernalillo	26	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Railroad Dam No.1	Guadalupe	25	Poor	Recreation	1907
Mclead Flood Control Dam	Doña Ana	25	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1951
Breedlove Flood Control Dam	Doña Ana	23	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1996
Todacheene	San Juan	23	Poor	Recreation	1966
Houston Arroyo Dam	Valencia	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1968
Crowley Irrigation System	Rio Arriba	22	Poor	Irrigation	1950
Mariposa Dam	Bernalillo	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1983
Marie Street Dam	Sierra	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Thirtieth Street Dam	San Juan	22	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1979
Mesita Dam	Cibola	21	Poor	Tailings
Ladera Dam No. 10	Bernalillo	21	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Ladera Dam No. 14	Bernalillo	21	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Mescalero Reservoir Dam	Torrance	20	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Pescado	McKinley	20	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1928
Fourth Of July	Rio Arriba	20	Unsatisfactory	Irrigation	1960
Porter Whisenhunt Dam	Doña Ana	19	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1959
Water Tank	Sandoval	17	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960
Prop Canyon Site 2a Dam	Cibola	17	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1961
Ladera Dam No. 15	Bernalillo	16	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1976
Jaritas Reservoir B Dam	Colfax	15	Poor	Irrigation	1917
San Francisco	Sandoval	15	Poor	Flood Risk Reduction	1960

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