Galisteo Dam
Dam in Santa Fe County, New Mexico · Galisteo Creek · forms Galisteo Reservoir
Height
164 ft
50 m (NID height)
Length
2,820 ft
860 m
Completed
1970
Galisteo Reservoir today
5,497.91 ft
7 days ▲ 0.01 ft
vs full pool
▼ 2.09 ft
Normal storage
89,800 acre-ft
Much below normal for the date
Reservoir level measured Oct 22, 2026, 7:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Other
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 163 ft
- Owner
- USACE - Albuquerque District (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 152,600 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 158 ft
- Drainage area
- 596 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 575 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Galisteo Reservoir
- NID ID
- NM00002
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Sep 8, 2026. Search NID ID NM00002 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.