New Mexico Lake Levels Today
8 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 8 lakes and reservoirs in New Mexico. Of the 8 with a published full pool, 0 are at or above it and 5 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Cochiti Lake (−1.62 ft) and the lowest is Santa Rosa Lake (−80.28 ft). Over the last 24 hours 1 rose and 4 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.
Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.
| Lake | Elevation (ft) | From full | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Reservoir | 6,200.24 | −29.76 ft | −0.11 ft |
| Brantley Reservoir | 3,241.26 | −15.14 ft | −0.19 ft |
| Cochiti Lake | 5,343.85 | −1.62 ft | −0.32 ft |
| Conchas Lake | 4,177.35 | −23.65 ft | −0.10 ft |
| Lake Sumner | 4,233.29 | −27.59 ft | −0.03 ft |
| Navajo Reservoir | 6,010.70 | −74.29 ft | +0.02 ft |
| Santa Rosa Lake | 4,696.22 | −80.28 ft | +0.19 ft |
| Two Rivers Lake | 3,957.00 | −8.00 ft | no change |
New Mexico lake level questions
Which New Mexico lake is lowest right now?
Santa Rosa Lake, at 4,696.22 ft, −80.28 ft from its full pool of 4,776.50 ft.
How many New Mexico lakes are full?
0 of the 8 New Mexico lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 5 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are New Mexico lake levels updated here?
Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.