Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · USGS NWIS
Nambe Falls Reservoir
78.4% full
Capacity
2.13 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
Coordinates
35.846°N, 105.906°W
Last updated
2026-09-30
Current fill
78.4%vs 7 days ago
+21.6%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-8.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
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
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About Nambe Falls Reservoir
As of September 30, 2026, Nambe Falls Reservoir is filled to 78.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2 hm³ of water out of a maximum 2 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 21.6 percentage points, and it is 8.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Nambe Falls Reservoir — 1461 data points between October 1, 2022 and September 30, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 42.3% (August 24, 2023) to a high of 101.4% (April 11, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 35.846°N, 105.906°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 78.4%
- Water stored
- 2 hm³
- Total capacity
- 2 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 21.6 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 8.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 35.846°N, 105.906°W
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 2 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 1 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 63.8% | 1 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 62.9% | 1 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 61.5% | 1 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 60.6% | 1 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 59.2% | 1 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 56.8% | 1 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 55.9% | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 54.9% | 1 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 54.9% | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 54.5% | 1 |