Jemez Canyon Dam (National ID # NM00003) is a dam in Sandoval County, New Mexico, a few miles north of Albuquerque.

Jemez Canyon Dam
Jemez Dam
Location of Jemez Canyon Dam in New Mexico
Country	United States
Location	Sandoval County, New Mexico
Coordinates	35.39437°N 106.54702°W / 35.39437; -106.54702
Purpose	Flood control and storm water management
Opening date	1953
Owner(s)	United States Army Corps of Engineers
Dam and spillways
Height	150 feet (46 m)
Length	870 feet (270 m)
Reservoir
Total capacity	264,700 acre-feet
Surface area	2.2 square miles (5.7 km2)

The earthen dam was constructed in 1953 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 150 feet and a length at its crest of 870 feet.[1] It impounds the Jemez River for flood control and storm water management in the spring and early summer seasons.[2] The dam is owned by the Corps of Engineers, and operated by the Corps and the Cochiti Lake Project Office.

The reservoir it creates, Jemez Canyon Reservoir, has a normal water surface of 2.2 square miles and a maximum capacity of 264,700 acre-feet. Normal storage is about one tenth that volume.[3] Recreation is limited. There is no access to the water. All land surrounding the reservoir, except a small day-use area with picnic facilities and a scenic overlook, is the property of Santa Ana Pueblo, with restricted access.[4]

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