THE CONCHAS DAM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Conchas/Pecos Plains setting.
Conchas Dam CDP has 8.33 square miles of land in San Miguel County. Its Census reference point is in Conchas/Pecos Plains, within Southwestern Tablelands.
Canyons, mesas, badlands and river breaks border the High Plains. This more dissected country includes grassland and shrub-covered slopes, with sharper terrain changes than the neighboring plains.
Regional context: Southwestern Tablelands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Conchas Dam and San Miguel County
Conchas Dam is associated with San Miguel County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Conchas Dam by land and water
The Census records 1.77 square miles of water within Conchas Dam, or 17.5% of its total area. It is 17.1 percentage points higher than the 0.4% recorded for San Miguel County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Conchas Dam CDP has 7.7 times the land area of nearby Newkirk CDP (1.09 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

