Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · BOR RISE
Avalon Reservoir
Avalon Reservoir and Dam
60.7% full
Capacity
5.35 hm³
Volume stored
3 hm³
Vs month average
135% of normal
Coordinates
32.491°N, 104.252°W
Last updated
2026-10-27
Current fill
60.7%vs 7 days ago
+9.3 ppgaining
vs 1 year ago
+2.8 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Drought context
Storage vs October average
135%of normal
60.7% full on 2026-10-27, against an average of 45.1% for October across 6 years of readings (+15.6 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 27 October 2026
D0abnormally dry
The ground at Avalon Reservoir's coordinates falls inside the D0 area of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. New Mexico drought figures →
Data source: BOR RISE — US Bureau of Reclamation — 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: 2026-10-27.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 32.491°N, 104.252°W · Open in Google Maps
About Avalon Reservoir
As of October 27, 2026, Avalon Reservoir is filled to 60.7% of its total capacity, holding 3.25 hm³ of water out of a maximum 5.35 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 9.3 percentage points, and it is 2.8 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Avalon Reservoir — 1699 data points between October 30, 2021 and October 27, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.0% (November 4, 2022) to a high of 103.7% (September 30, 2026). On average the reservoir is fullest around February and at its lowest around November.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 32.491°N, 104.252°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.7% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 3.25 hm³
- Total capacity
- 5.35 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 9.3 pp
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 2.8 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 32.491°N, 104.252°W
- Last updated
- October 27, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2026 | 60.7% | 3.25 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 61.3% | 3.28 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 57.2% | 3.06 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 47.3% | 2.53 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 42.8% | 2.29 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 41.9% | 2.24 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 45.6% | 2.44 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 51.4% | 2.75 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 57.2% | 3.06 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 3.23 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 63.9% | 3.42 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 67.5% | 3.61 |