Avalon Reservoir

Name: Avalon Reservoir (New Mexico) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

New Mexico · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 3,174.1–3,178.4 ft.

Water level · EGM96

3,174.43FT

Storage 2,096 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.97 ft30 days −2.21 ftvs last year −0.21 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:05 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Storms in the forecast

Light wind, 77% chance of rain

Wind10 mph

Rain77%

Temp72°F

Level3,174.4 ft

This AfternoonScattered Showers And Thunderstorms · 72°F
SE 10 mph · rain 77%

TonightScattered Showers And Thunderstorms · 58°F
SE 5 to 10 mph · rain 51%

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

Avalon Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 3,174.43 (EGM96) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 2,096 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.97 ft), and it is −2.21 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (3,174.64 ft), the lake is 0.21 ft lower.

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

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	2,096 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Avalon Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (EGM96)
Gauge location	32.4908, -104.2522

Nearby lakes

Brantley Reservoir8 mi NW3,254.35 ft−0.02 ft Red Bluff Reservoir45 mi SE · TX

45.6% full−0.26 ft Lake Sumner148 mi N4,244.32 ft+0.25 ft Moss Creek Lake172 mi E · TX2,329.04 ft−2.12 ft Elephant Butte Lake177 mi W

4.8% full+0.77 ft

Common questions

Is Avalon Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.97 ft and over 30 days −2.21 ft.

How full is Avalon 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.