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Navajo Dam

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Total population

269

Median home value

$162,500

14.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$12,011

Navajo Dam$12k
National$74k
Weather74°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Coordinates36.87°, -107.62°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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  • Flood Watch · Severe
    Flood Watch issued September 18 at 11:52AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Albuquerque NM

Source: NOAA National Weather Service.

City facts

Overview

Navajo Dam, a small census-designated community in New Mexico, United States, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 269. Located at 36.873°, -107.623°, Navajo Dam occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Total area is recorded as about 31.3 km². The location receives about 1,992 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 78% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Population density therefore averages about 9 per km², a very sparse settlement pattern. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Demographics & economy

Median age
65
Median home value
$162,500
Housing units
180
Poverty rate
41.6%
Unemployment
24.5%

Race & ethnicity

White
71.7%
Black
0%
Asian
0%
Hispanic
49.4%

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Latitude
36.8729
Longitude
-107.6232
Water area
1.43 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
74°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
51°F
Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday
77°F
Isolated Rain Showers then Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
47°F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
77°F
Sunny
Sunday Night
45°F
Partly Cloudy

Forecast for Navajo Dam, NM from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Industrial & pollution facilities

Natural hazard risk

Health (adults)

High blood pressure
29.4%
Diabetes
10.4%
Adult obesity
32.9%
Binge drinking
14.5%
Adult smoking
18%
No leisure activity
23.7%

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Schools

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in New Mexico

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.46
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,992

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
93
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Navajo Dam

The San Juan River Fly Fishing Guide (Navajo Dam, New Mexico
Michael Shook · 1998
Accurate directional borehole drilling
S. J. Kravits · 1987
Navajo Dam quadrangle, New Mexico, 1954
United States Geological Survey · 1996
Navajo Indian Reservation. Letter from the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting an estimate from the Secretary of the Interior for sinking artesian wells and constructing irrigating dams and reservoirs on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona and New Mexico
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations · 1886
Navajo
1993
Navajo.
1993
Mill tailings dam break at Church Rock, New Mexico
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment. · 1980
A little journey to Stange Places and Peoples in our southwestern Land (New Mexico and Arizona)
A little journey to Stange Places and Peoples in our southwestern Land (New Mexico and Arizona)
George Wharton James · 1924

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Nearest stream gauge

Site
SAN JUAN RIVER NEAR ARCHULETA, NM
Distance
6.4 mi
Streamflow
357 cfs
Gage height
4.06 ft
Water temp
9.7 °C

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 12:15 UTC.

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • CDC PLACES
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • NASA EONET