Navajo Reservoir

Name: Navajo Reservoir (Colorado) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Colorado · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 6,009.6–6,039.6 ft.

Water level · EGM96

6,039.61FT

Storage 1,056,520 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +18.93 ft30 days +28.66 ftvs last year +6.62 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Storms in the forecast

Light wind, 58% chance of rain

Wind5 mph

Rain58%

Temp59°F

Level6,039.6 ft

This AfternoonChance Showers And Thunderstorms · 59°F
S 5 mph · rain 58%

TonightScattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy · 36°F
SE 0 to 5 mph · rain 44%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

As of Oct 24, 2026, Navajo Reservoir stood at 6,039.61 (EGM96) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 1,056,520 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+18.93 ft), and it is +28.66 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (6,032.99 ft), the lake is 6.62 ft higher.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Navajo Reservoir and Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	1,056,520 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Navajo Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (EGM96)
Gauge location	36.8593, -107.5305

Nearby lakes

Lake Nighthorse33 mi NW6,880.83 ft+0.53 ft Vallecito Reservoir37 mi N7,658.25 ft+10.88 ft Lemon Reservoir38 mi N8,135.77 ft+12.70 ft Heron Reservoir47 mi E · NM7,087.20 ft+13.46 ft El Vado Lake48 mi E · NM6,823.01 ft+11.02 ft

Common questions

Is Navajo Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +18.93 ft and over 30 days +28.66 ft.

How full is Navajo Reservoir?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.