Caballo Dam
Dam in Sierra County, New Mexico · Rio Grande River · forms Caballo Reservoir
Height
110 ft
34 m (NID height)
Length
4,558 ft
1,389 m
Completed
1938
Caballo Reservoir today
4,138.90 ft
7 days ▼ 0.04 ft
Normal storage
231,510 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation; Hydroelectric
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 110 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 379,210 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 14,530 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 78 ft
- Drainage area
- 27,833 sq mi
- Spillway
- Controlled, 108 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Caballo Reservoir
- NID ID
- NM00131
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID NM00131 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.