Nambe Falls Reservoir

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

New Mexico · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 6,808.4–6,826.9 ft.

Water level · NAVD88

6,826.73FT

Storage 1,648 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.01 ft30 days +14.02 ftvs last year +3.22 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, 87% chance of rain

Wind10 mph

Rain87%

Temp63°F

Level6,826.7 ft

This AfternoonShowers And Thunderstorms · 63°F
S 10 mph · rain 87%

TonightShowers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy · 38°F
SE 0 to 10 mph · rain 82%

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

Nambe Falls Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 6,826.73 (NAVD88) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 1,648 acre-feet for the same day.

The level has been roughly steady over the past week (+0.01 ft).

Compared with a year ago (6,823.51 ft), the lake is 3.22 ft higher.

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

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	1,648 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Nambe Falls Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NAVD88)
Gauge location	35.9750, -105.9175

Nearby lakes

Nichols Reservoir20 mi S7,478.85 ft−0.95 ft Mcclure Reservoir20 mi S7,851.94 ft−1.56 ft Eagle Nest Lake54 mi NE8,159.96 ft+0.04 ft El Vado Lake63 mi NW6,823.01 ft+11.02 ft Heron Reservoir66 mi NW7,087.20 ft+13.46 ft

Common questions

Is Nambe Falls Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.01 ft and over 30 days +14.02 ft.

How full is Nambe Falls 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.