Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · BOR RISE
Caballo Reservoir
Caballo Reservoir and Dam
6.0% full
Capacity
285.56 hm³
Volume stored
17 hm³
Coordinates
32.924°N, 107.299°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
6.0%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
+0.2%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
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About Caballo Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Caballo Reservoir is filled to 6.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 17 hm³ of water out of a maximum 286 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it sits close to where it was a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Caballo Reservoir — 1824 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 0.9% (August 16, 2025) to a high of 25.1% (May 12, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 32.924°N, 107.299°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 6.0%
- Water stored
- 17 hm³
- Total capacity
- 286 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 0.2 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 32.924°N, 107.299°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 6.0% | 17 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6.1% | 17 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 6.1% | 17 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 6.1% | 17 |