Brantley Reservoir

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

New Mexico · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 3,239.2–3,254.6 ft.

Water level · EGM96

3,254.35FT

Storage 36,874 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.02 ft30 days +12.71 ftvs last year +8.36 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:24 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

Level3,254.3 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 53%

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

On Oct 24, 2026, Brantley Reservoir was at 3,254.35 (EGM96) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 36,874 acre-feet for the same day.

The level has been roughly steady over the past week (−0.02 ft).

Compared with a year ago (3,245.99 ft), the lake is 8.36 ft higher.

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

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	36,874 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Brantley Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (EGM96)
Gauge location	32.5442, -104.3814

Nearby lakes

Avalon Reservoir8 mi SE3,174.43 ft−0.97 ft Red Bluff Reservoir52 mi SE · TX

45.6% full−0.26 ft Lake Sumner144 mi N4,244.32 ft+0.25 ft Elephant Butte Lake168 mi W

4.8% full+0.77 ft Caballo Reservoir172 mi W4,139.04 ft+0.19 ft

Common questions

Is Brantley Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.02 ft and over 30 days +12.71 ft.

How full is Brantley 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; provisional and subject to revision. 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.