Abiquiu Dam
Dam in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · RIO CHAMA · forms Abiquiu Reservoir
Height
354 ft
108 m (NID height)
Length
1,800 ft
549 m
Completed
1963
Abiquiu Reservoir today
6,202.97 ft
7 days ▲ 2.66 ft
vs full pool
▼ 27.03 ft
Normal storage
170,000 acre-ft
Normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other; Recreation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 354 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Albuquerque District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 1,369,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,900 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 319 ft
- Drainage area
- 2,146 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 68 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Abiquiu Lake
- NID ID
- NM00001
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 8, 2026. Search NID ID NM00001 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.