 The dam has enabled a constant water flow throughout the year which benefits water supply, recreation, and flood control.Up to of water is released into the San Juan River via a 32 megawatt hydroelectric plant owned by the city of Farmington.Hydropower generated at Navajo Dam serves about 37,000 customers in northwest New Mexico and averaged a production of 135,226,000 kilowatt hours for the period 1989–1999.