Heron Dam
Dam in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico · Willow Creek · forms Heron Reservoir
Height
269 ft
82 m (NID height)
Length
1,220 ft
372 m
Completed
1971
Heron Reservoir today
7,074.97 ft
7 days ▲ 3.35 ft
Normal storage
401,317 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 21, 2026, 1:00 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Water Supply
- Dam type
- Rockfill
- Structural height
- 264 ft
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (Federal)
- Maximum storage
- 429,646 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 6,148 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 249 ft
- Drainage area
- 193 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 40 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- Also known as
- Heron Reservoir
- NID ID
- NM00122
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 22, 2025. Search NID ID NM00122 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.
Other dams at Heron Reservoir
- Heron Dike