Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · USACE CWMS
Abiquiu Reservoir
66.5% full
Capacity
209.69 hm³
Volume stored
140 hm³
Vs month average
98% of normal
Coordinates
36.240°N, 106.428°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
66.5%vs 7 days ago
-1.4%losing
vs 1 year ago
-4.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
98%of normal
66.5% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 68.1% for October across 6 years of readings (-1.6 points).
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-14.
Catchment Weather
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About Abiquiu Reservoir
As of October 14, 2026, Abiquiu Reservoir is filled to 66.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 140 hm³ of water out of a maximum 210 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.4 pts), and it is 4.5 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Abiquiu Reservoir — 1825 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.6% (November 17, 2023) to a high of 105.0% (May 18, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around January.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 36.240°N, 106.428°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 66.5%
- Water stored
- 140 hm³
- Total capacity
- 210 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.4 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.240°N, 106.428°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 66.5% | 139 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 66.5% | 140 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 66.5% | 140 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 66.6% | 140 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 66.8% | 140 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 67.1% | 141 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 67.5% | 142 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 67.9% | 142 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 68.3% | 143 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 68.4% | 144 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 68.6% | 144 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 68.7% | 144 |