Galisteo Dam is one unit of a comprehensive plan for flood and sediment control in the Rio Grande Basin.

Galisteo Dam is an earthen structure, authorized solely for flood and sediment control. The reservoir contains water only during flood flows and empties as soon as the water can flow through the dam's uncontrolled outlet works.

Galisteo Dam is not open to the public for recreation.

For further information contact the Cochiti Lake Project Office at 505-465-0307