Alto Lake Dam
Dam in Lincoln County, New Mexico · Eagle Creek · forms Alto Reservoir
Height
54 ft
16 m (NID height)
Length
362 ft
110 m
Completed
1965
Alto Reservoir today
4.33 ft
7 days 0.00 ft
Normal storage
300 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 9:40 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 54 ft
- Owner
- VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO (Local Government)
- Maximum storage
- 449 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 15 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 42 ft
- Drainage area
- 13 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 20 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- NID ID
- NM00180
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NM00180 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.