Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · USACE CWMS
Douglas Reservoir Outflow
9.1% full
Capacity
242.07 hm³
Volume stored
22 hm³
Vs month average
75% of normal
Coordinates
36.594°N, 106.733°W
Last updated
2026-10-20
Current fill
9.1%vs 7 days ago
+0.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
75%of normal
9.1% full on 2026-10-20, against an average of 12.1% for October across 2 years of readings (-3.0 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 13 October 2026
D2severe drought
The ground at Douglas Reservoir Outflow's coordinates falls inside the D2 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: 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: 2026-10-20.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 36.594, -106.733 · Open in Google Maps
About Douglas Reservoir Outflow
As of October 20, 2026, Douglas Reservoir Outflow is filled to 9.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 22 hm³ of water out of a maximum 242 hm³. At this level the reservoir is critically low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Douglas Reservoir Outflow — 99 data points between October 21, 2021 and October 20, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 8.2% (September 14, 2026) to a high of 17.1% (October 21, 2021).
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 36.594°N, 106.733°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 9.1%
- Water stored
- 22 hm³
- Total capacity
- 242 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 36.594°N, 106.733°W
- Last updated
- October 20, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 9.0% | 22 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 9.0% | 22 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 9.0% | 22 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 9.0% | 22 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 9.1% | 22 |