Reservoir · New Mexico · United States · USGS NWIS
Ute Reservoir
82.3% full
Capacity
274.45 hm³
Volume stored
226 hm³
Coordinates
35.343°N, 103.444°W
Last updated
2026-09-30
Current fill
82.3%vs 7 days ago
+2.7%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-7.9%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 Ute Reservoir
As of September 30, 2026, Ute Reservoir is filled to 82.3% of its total capacity, holding roughly 226 hm³ of water out of a maximum 274 hm³. At this level the reservoir is high.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 2.7 percentage points, and it is 7.9 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ute Reservoir — 1369 data points between January 1, 2023 and September 30, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 52.1% (May 12, 2023) to a high of 91.6% (September 3, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around November and at its lowest around May.
It is operated by USGS primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the New Mexico basin at 35.343°N, 103.444°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 82.3%
- Water stored
- 226 hm³
- Total capacity
- 274 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 2.7 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 7.9 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- New Mexico
- Operator
- USGS
- Coordinates
- 35.343°N, 103.444°W
- Last updated
- September 30, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | 82.3% | 226 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 81.8% | 225 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 81.4% | 223 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 81.4% | 224 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 81.3% | 223 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 81.1% | 223 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 80.5% | 221 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 79.6% | 218 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 215 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 215 |
| 20 Sep 2026 | 78.4% | 215 |
| 19 Sep 2026 | 78.6% | 216 |