Navajo Reservoir Water Level Today

New Mexico · near Turley, NM · Well below full pool

Flood pool6,085.0Full pool6,085.0Bottom of pool5,990.0
Elevation
6,010.70 ft
From full pool
−74.29 ft
Percent of pool
21.8%
24-hour change
+0.02 ft
7-day change
+1.11 ft
Reading
Sep 21, 2026 · USACE

Last year at Navajo Reservoir

6,009.66,047.36,085.0full poolflood poolAug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
Daily mean elevation in feet, last 400 days. Dashed lines mark the published pool elevations.

Navajo Reservoir is 74.29 ft below full pool, at 6,010.70 ft, up 0.02 ft in the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 21.8 percent of its conservation pool. The top of the flood pool is 74.3 ft higher, at 6,085.00 ft.

Over the last 7 days the level rose 1.11 ft, and over 30 days it fell 5.55 ft. In the 400 days of readings on this page the high was 6,037.18 ft on Apr 20, 2026 and the low was 6,009.59 ft on Sep 14, 2026, a range of 27.59 ft.

The reading is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge, near Turley, NM, taken Sep 21, 2026 and referenced to the NGVD29 datum. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the USACE page for hourly values.

Navajo Reservoir pool elevations

Current elevation6,010.70 ft
Full pool (top of conservation)6,084.99 ft
Top of flood pool6,085.00 ft
Bottom of conservation pool5,990.00 ft
Top of dam6,108.00 ft
Inflow-511 cfs
Outflow355 cfs
30-day change−5.55 ft
1-year high6,037.18 ft (Apr 20, 2026)
1-year low6,009.59 ft (Sep 14, 2026)
Vertical datumNGVD29
Operating agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SPA district

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.

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Navajo Reservoir level questions

What is the water level of Navajo Reservoir today?

Navajo Reservoir is at 6,010.70 ft as of Sep 21, 2026, −74.29 ft relative to full pool (6,084.99 ft). The 24-hour change is +0.02 ft.

What is full pool at Navajo Reservoir?

Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 6,084.99 ft (NGVD29). Above that, water is stored temporarily in the flood pool up to 6,085.00 ft. The bottom of the conservation pool is 5,990.00 ft.

Is Navajo Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 24 hours the level is +0.02 ft; over 7 days it rose 1.11 ft, and over 30 days it fell 5.55 ft.

Where does this Navajo Reservoir level come from?

From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) public data feed for Navajo Reservoir. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.