Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · BOR RISE
Nambe Falls Reservoir
Nambe Falls Reservoir and Dam
24.7% full
Capacity
4.37 hm³
Volume stored
1 hm³
Coordinates
35.975°N, 105.918°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
24.7%vs 7 days ago
0.0%stable
vs 1 year ago
-19.0%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 Nambe Falls Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Nambe Falls Reservoir is filled to 24.7% of its total capacity, holding roughly 1 hm³ of water out of a maximum 4 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.0 pts), and it is 19.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Nambe Falls Reservoir — 1824 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 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 lies within the New Mexico basin at 35.975°N, 105.918°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 24.7%
- Water stored
- 1 hm³
- Total capacity
- 4 hm³
- 7-day change
- No change
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 19.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 35.975°N, 105.918°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 24.7% | 1 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 24.5% | 1 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 24.5% | 1 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 24.5% | 1 |