Caballo Reservoir

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

New Mexico · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 4,133.6–4,146.1 ft.

Water level · EGM96

4,139.04FT

Storage 25,850 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.19 ft30 days +2.99 ftvs last year +4.82 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:11 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Fair – check conditions

Wind up to 14 mph, dry

Wind7 to 14 mph

Rain8%

Temp72°F

Level4,139.0 ft

This AfternoonMostly Sunny · 72°F
S 7 to 14 mph · rain 8%

TonightPartly Cloudy · 50°F
NW 3 to 12 mph · rain 6%

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

Caballo Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 4,139.04 (EGM96) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 25,850 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+0.19 ft), and it is +2.99 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (4,134.22 ft), the lake is 4.82 ft higher.

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

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	25,850 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Caballo Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (EGM96)
Gauge location	32.9244, -107.2993

Nearby lakes

Elephant Butte Lake17 mi N

4.8% full+0.77 ft Zuni Salt Lake135 mi NW6,222.00 ft+0.11 ft Bluewater Lake170 mi N7,365.00 ft+1.00 ft Brantley Reservoir172 mi E3,254.35 ft−0.02 ft Avalon Reservoir180 mi E3,174.43 ft−0.97 ft

Common questions

Is Caballo Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.19 ft and over 30 days +2.99 ft.

How full is Caballo 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.