Country: USA

Brantley Dam

Dam in Eddy County, New Mexico · Pecos River · forms Brantley Lake

Height
144 ft
44 m (NID height)
Length
20,850 ft
6,355 m
Completed
1989
Brantley Lake today
3,254.42 ft
7 days ▼ 0.26 ft
Normal storage
41,054 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →

Facts

Purposes
Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Recreation
Dam type
Concrete
Structural height
144 ft
Owner
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
Maximum storage
966,300 acre-ft
Surface area
39,301 acres
Hydraulic height
108 ft
Drainage area
17,650 sq mi
Spillway
Controlled, 350 ft wide
Army Corps district
Albuquerque District
Also known as
Brantley Reservoir
NID ID
NM00500

Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Nov 21, 2024. Search NID ID NM00500 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.