Ute Dam
Dam in Quay County, New Mexico · Canadian River · forms Ute Reservoir
Height
132 ft
40 m (NID height)
Length
6,570 ft
2,003 m
Completed
1963
Ute Reservoir today
3,785.10 ft
7 days ▼ 0.10 ft
Normal storage
222,500 acre-ft
Reservoir level measured Oct 23, 2026, 11:30 AM MDT. Full level page →
Facts
- Purposes
- Water Supply; Irrigation; Recreation
- Dam type
- Earth
- Structural height
- 132 ft
- Owner
- NEW MEXICO INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION (State)
- Maximum storage
- 464,240 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 7,200 acres
- Hydraulic height
- 107 ft
- Drainage area
- 10,550 sq mi
- Spillway
- Uncontrolled, 840 ft wide
- Army Corps district
- Albuquerque District
- NID ID
- NM00293
Facts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, record updated Oct 6, 2026. Search NID ID NM00293 at nid.sec.usace.army.mil. Project website.