Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · USGS NWIS
Eagle Nest Lake
25.8% full
Capacity
99.91 hm³
Volume stored
26 hm³
Coordinates
36.531°N, 105.229°W
Last updated
2026-09-30
Current fill
25.8%vs 7 days ago
+0.3%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-12.1%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) — 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: 2026-09-30.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Eagle Nest Lake
As of September 30, 2026, Eagle Nest Lake is filled to 25.8% of its total capacity, holding roughly 26 hm³ of water out of a maximum 100 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.3 pts), and it is 12.1 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Eagle Nest Lake — 1461 data points between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 25.4% (September 21, 2026) to a high of 53.4% (June 16, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 36.531°N, 105.229°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 25.8%
- Water stored
- 26 hm³
- Total capacity
- 100 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 12.1 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 36.531°N, 105.229°W
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 25.8% | 26 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 25.6% | 26 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 25 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 25.4% | 25 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 25.4% | 25 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 25 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 25.5% | 26 |