Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · BOR RISE
Nambe Falls Reservoir
Nambe Falls Reservoir and Dam
46.5% full
Capacity
4.37 hm³
Volume stored
2 hm³
Vs month average
116% of normal
Coordinates
35.975°N, 105.918°W
Last updated
2026-10-26
Current fill
46.5%vs 7 days ago
0.0 ppstable
vs 1 year ago
+4.6 ppyear-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
116%of normal
46.5% full on 2026-10-26, against an average of 40.1% for October across 6 years of readings (+6.4 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 20 October 2026
D1moderate drought
The ground at Nambe Falls Reservoir's coordinates falls inside the D1 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: 2026-10-26.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 35.975°N, 105.918°W · Open in Google Maps
About Nambe Falls Reservoir
As of October 26, 2026, Nambe Falls Reservoir is filled to 46.5% of its total capacity, holding 2.03 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4.37 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pp), and it is 4.6 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Nambe Falls Reservoir — 1824 data points between October 29, 2021 and October 26, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 20.6% (August 24, 2023) to a high of 49.7% (July 29, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around March and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 35.975°N, 105.918°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 46.5% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 2.03 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4.37 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 4.6 pp
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 35.975°N, 105.918°W
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 25 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 24 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 23 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 2.04 |
| 22 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 18 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 17 Oct 2026 | 46.5% | 2.03 |
| 16 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 2.04 |
| 15 Oct 2026 | 46.7% | 2.04 |