Oldest Dams in New Mexico

New Mexico has 381 dams with recorded construction dates. The oldest dates to 1893 — 133 years ago. New Mexico's earliest dams were built in the 19th century, an era of westward expansion, irrigation development, and early water infrastructure. Older dams require particular attention for safety, as many were built before modern engineering standards.

#	Dam	County	Year Built	Age	Height (ft)	Hazard	Condition
1	Upper Tansil Dam	Eddy	1893	133 yrs	31	Significant	Poor
2	Red Lake	McKinley	1895	131 yrs	32	High	Satisfactory
3	Ramah Dam	McKinley	1900	126 yrs	40	High	Poor
4	La Jara	Rio Arriba	1900	126 yrs	27	High	Satisfactory
5	Jaritas Dam No. 2	Colfax	1902	124 yrs	24	Low	Poor
6	Dulce	Rio Arriba	1903	123 yrs	24	High	Satisfactory
7	Van Bruggen Reservoir Dam	Colfax	1904	122 yrs	32	Low	Poor
8	Six Mile Power Dam	Eddy	1905	121 yrs	25	Low	Poor
9	Leasburg Diversion Dam	Doña Ana	1907	119 yrs	10	Low	Not Available
10	Avalon Dam	Eddy	1907	119 yrs	58	High	Not Available
11	Railroad Dam No.1	Guadalupe	1907	119 yrs	25	High	Poor
12	Black Rock	McKinley	1908	118 yrs	90	High	Fair
13	Webster Dam	Colfax	1909	117 yrs	36	High	Poor
14	Koehler Dam	Colfax	1911	115 yrs	32	Low	Poor
15	Peterson Dam	San Miguel	1911	115 yrs	50	High	Fair
16	Kinsell Reservoir Dam	Santa Fe	1911	115 yrs	23	Low	Poor
17	Abbott Lake Lower Dam	Harding	1912	114 yrs	33	Low	Poor
18	Ute Creek Dam	Colfax	1913	113 yrs	52	High	Poor
19	Miami Lake Dam No. 2	Colfax	1913	113 yrs	65	High	Poor
20	Axiflo Tailings Dam	Grant	1913	113 yrs	75	Significant	Satisfactory
21	Hagardon Reservoir No. 5	Colfax	1914	112 yrs	39	Low	Poor
22	Maxwell Dam No. 11	Colfax	1914	112 yrs	21	Low	Poor
23	Throttle Dam No. 2	Colfax	1914	112 yrs	67	High	Poor
24	Lake Maloya Dam	Colfax	1914	112 yrs	110	High	Poor
25	Weatherly Reservoir Dam	Union	1914	112 yrs	44	Low	Poor
26	Lake Alice Dam	Colfax	1915	111 yrs	28	Significant	Poor
27	Maxwell Dam No. 14	Colfax	1915	111 yrs	27	Low	Poor
28	Maxwell Dam No. 12	Colfax	1915	111 yrs	27	Low	Poor
29	Eklund Storage Works Dam	Union	1915	111 yrs	27	Low	Poor
30	Mesilla Diversion Dam	Doña Ana	1916	110 yrs	22	Low	Not Available
31	Jaritas Reservoir B Dam	Colfax	1917	109 yrs	15	High	Poor
32	Eagle Nest Dam	Colfax	1918	108 yrs	142	High	Fair
33	Percha Diversion Dam	Sierra	1918	108 yrs	19	Low	Not Available
34	Abbott Lake Upper Dam	Harding	1919	107 yrs	29	Low	Poor
35	Jackson Lake Dam	San Juan	1919	107 yrs	45	High	Poor
36	Lake Isabel Dam	San Miguel	1919	107 yrs	15	Low	Poor
37	Springer Lake Dam	Colfax	1920	106 yrs	29	High	Fair
38	Antelope Valley Dam No. 2	Colfax	1920	106 yrs	34	Low	Poor
39	Antelope Valley Dam No. 3	Colfax	1920	106 yrs	31	Low	Unsatisfactory
40	Elephant Butte Dike	Sierra	1920	106 yrs	59	High	Not Available
41	Costilla Dam	Taos	1920	106 yrs	138	High	Fair
42	Storrie Dam	San Miguel	1921	105 yrs	90	High	Poor
43	Railroad Dam No.2	Guadalupe	1922	104 yrs	39	High	Poor
44	Mcclure Dam	Santa Fe	1926	100 yrs	128	High	Poor
45	Bluewater Dam	Cibola	1927	99 yrs	99	High	Fair
46	Power Lake Dam	Guadalupe	1927	99 yrs	28	High	Unsatisfactory
47	Hatch Reservoir Dam	Sandoval	1927	99 yrs	13	Significant	Poor
48	Zuber Hollow Reservoir	Chaves	1928	98 yrs	26	Low	Poor
49	Pescado	McKinley	1928	98 yrs	20	High	Unsatisfactory
50	Santa Cruz Dam	Santa Fe	1929	97 yrs	147	High	Satisfactory

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