| Galisteo Dam | |
| Location Map: | New Mexico |
| Coordinates: | 35.4638°N -106.2092°W |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | Santa Fe County, New Mexico |
| Purpose: | Flood control |
| Owner: | United States Army Corps of Engineers |
| Res Capacity Total: | 152,600 acre-feet |
Galisteo Dam (National ID # NM00002) is a dam in Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
The earthen dam was constructed in 1970 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of and long at its crest.[1] Built solely for flood control and sediment impoundment on Galisteo Creek, with its "long history of violent floods",[2] the main line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was relocated to accommodate the project.[3] The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers.
The reservoir it creates, Galisteo Reservoir, is ordinarily dry. Its maximum capacity is 152,600 acre-feet (1.9x1011 liters).[1] No water recreation is available. Although the approximately 5acres site is open to the public for day use, the site is surrounded by private lands and lands of the Kewa Pueblo.[4]