New Mexico lake & reservoir water levels
New Mexico has 26 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 20 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.
- Lakes tracked
- 26
- With elevation reading
- 20
- With %-full figure
- 0
20 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.
All New Mexico lakes
Every lake tracked in New Mexico. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.
| Datum | Trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Reservoir | 6,198.99 | NGVD29 | 108,565 | — | ↓Falling |
| Bluewater Lake | 7,364.46 | NGVD29 | 3,083 | — | ↓Falling |
| Brantley Lake | 3,242.84 | NGVD29 | 17,896 | — | ↑Rising |
| Cochiti Lake | 5,344.66 | NGVD29 | 43,186 | — | →Steady |
| Conchas Lake | 4,180.59 | NGVD29 | 162,668 | — | ↓Falling |
| Diamond a Reservoir | 3,957.00 | NGVD29 | 0 | — | →Steady |
| Eagle Nest Lake | 8,160.53 | NGVD29 | 21,490 | — | ↓Falling |
| Galisteo Reservoir | 5,500.00 | NGVD29 | 0 | — | →Steady |
| Jemez Canyon Reservoir | 5,126.37 | NGVD29 | 0 | — | ↓Falling |
| Lake Maloya | 7,509.01 | NGVD29 | 3,451 | — | ↓Falling |
| Lake Sumner | 4,237.85 | NAVD88 | 4,781 | — | →Steady |
| Mcclure Reservoir | 7,834.23 | NAVD88 | 400 | — | ↓Falling |
| Nambe Falls Reservoir | 6,808.72 | NGVD29 | 867 | — | →Steady |
| Navajo Reservoir | 6,013.41 | NGVD29 | 809,039 | — | ↓Falling |
| Nichols Reservoir | 7,474.60 | NAVD88 | 358 | — | ↓Falling |
| Santa Rosa Lake | 4,694.24 | NAVD88 | 3,849 | — | ↑Rising |
| Two River Reservoir | 3,977.02 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Two Rivers Dam | 3,957.00 | NGVD29 | 0 | — | →Steady |
| Ute Reservoir | 3,784.41 | NAVD88 | 177,300 | — | ↓Falling |
| Zuni Salt Lake | 6,221.49 | NAVD88 | 59 | — | ↓Falling |
| Caballo Reservoir | — | — | 14,426 | — | — |
| Costilla Reservoir | — | — | 865 | — | — |
| El Vado Lake | — | — | 18,624 | — | — |
| Elephant Butte Reservoir | — | — | 27,392 | — | — |
| Heron Reservoir on Willow Creek | — | — | 35,617 | — | — |
| Lake Avalon | — | — | 2,706 | — | — |
Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- How many lakes and reservoirs in New Mexico are tracked here?
- 26, of which 20 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
- Which New Mexico lakes report a %-full figure?
- None of New Mexico's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
- Where does the data come from?
- USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.
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