Caballo Reservoir water level — New Mexico
Caballo Reservoir in New Mexico was last measured at 14,426 acre-ft of storage (no elevation gauge reported), as of Aug 22, 2026, 1:15 PM (UTC+00:00) (USACE CWMS Data).
- Pool elevation
- Not reported
- % of conservation pool full
- Not reported
- Storage
- 14,426 acre-ft
- Recent trend
- Not enough data
This station reports storage but no elevation gauge — its managing agency does not publish a pool-elevation reading here.
Recent trend
Not enough recent readings to show a trend.
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).
Source: USACE SPA/Caballo, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00). Official page for this lake →
About this gauge's record
USACE's continuous elevation record for this project begins in 2005 (2 tracked series for this project).
The dam behind Caballo Reservoir
Caballo Reservoir is held back by Caballo Dam (also recorded as Caballo Reservoir) , a rockfill embankment — quarried rock placed in compacted layers around a sealing core , standing 110 ft high and running 4,558 ft along its crest , built across RIO GRANDE RIVER in Sierra County , near HATCH . It was completed in 1938 and modified in 1993S;2002E;2002H;2002M , and is owned by BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (a federal owner) , to a design credited to BUREAU OF RECLAMATION.
Its recorded primary purpose is flood risk reduction — the pool is drawn down between storms so there is empty space waiting for the next flood, which is why this level can fall in dry weather and climb sharply after rain . It also serves flood risk reduction;irrigation;hydroelectric.
Its spillway is gated, so the operator can hold the pool above the spillway crest and meter what leaves. The spillway opening is 108 ft wide. Its outlet works use tainter (radial)2.
NID classes it high hazard potential. That describes what a failure would cost downstream — loss of life would be expected — and says nothing about how likely a failure is, or what condition the dam is in.
At its normal pool the reservoir covers about 14,530 acres. NID records a maximum storage of 379,210 acre-ft against a normal storage of 231,510 acre-ft. Its maximum discharge capacity is 28,000 cubic feet per second.
Dam facts: National Inventory of Dams record NM00131 , filed by Bureau of Reclamation — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, public domain. Water levels above come from USACE CWMS Data and are a separate source. (How this dam was matched to this gauge →)
Nearby lakes
The six nearest published lakes by centroid distance (great-circle) — cross-state neighbors included.
| Lake | State | Level | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Butte Reservoir | NM | — | 30 km |
| Zuni Salt Lake | NM | 6,221.49 ft | 220 km |
| Two River Reservoir | NM | 3,977.02 ft | 243 km |
| Two Rivers Dam | NM | 3,957.00 ft | 244 km |
| Diamond a Reservoir | NM | 3,957.00 ft | 244 km |
| Lyman Lake | AZ | — | 254 km |
Frequently asked questions
- What is the current water level of Caballo Reservoir?
- This lake reports storage (14,426 acre-ft as of Aug 22, 2026, 1:15 PM (UTC+00:00)) but no elevation gauge — its managing agency does not publish a pool-elevation reading here.
- Is Caballo Reservoir full right now?
- Its managing agency does not publish a %-of-conservation-pool-full figure for this lake, so we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
- Where does this data come from?
- From USACE SPA/Caballo, retrieved Aug 31, 2026, 8:24 AM (UTC+00:00).
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