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Navajo Lake water level: Navajo Navajo Lake 34.6 ft low

Navajo Lake is 34.6 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Navajo Reservoir gauge read 6,050.39 ft in the daily reading for November 1, 2026. The latest reading the agency has published is 3 days old.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SPA district. Agency page.

How Navajo stands today

In early November Navajo normally sits near 6,040.06 ft, 44.9 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

6020 6030 6040 6050 6060 6070 6080 6090 Full pool 6,084.99 ft Today 6,050.39 ft Normal today 6,040.06 ft A year ago 6,033.51 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
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NavajoLake. Photograph by Timthefinn at English Wikipedia, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Navajo usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2010 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
6,020 6,040 6,060 6,080 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 6,084.99 Today Year ago
6,020 6,040 6,060 6,080 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 6,084.99 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2010

6,0256,0506,075201020122014201620182020202220242026
6,0256,0506,07520102014201820222026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 1, 20266,050.396,040.06
October 31, 20266,048.696,040.08
October 30, 20266,047.946,040.11
October 29, 20266,047.186,040.14
October 28, 20266,046.286,040.17
October 27, 20266,045.236,040.21
October 26, 20266,043.736,040.26
October 25, 20266,041.246,040.30
October 24, 20266,037.356,040.35
October 23, 20266,031.196,040.39
October 22, 20266,023.406,040.43
October 21, 20266,021.656,040.47
October 20, 20266,021.396,040.52
October 19, 20266,021.126,040.57
October 18, 20266,020.816,040.64
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 17, 20266,020.466,040.72
October 16, 20266,020.006,040.81
October 15, 20266,019.346,040.91
October 14, 20266,018.066,041.03
October 13, 20266,017.356,041.16
October 12, 20266,017.146,041.30
October 11, 20266,017.046,041.45
October 10, 20266,017.006,041.59
October 9, 20266,016.976,041.75
October 8, 20266,016.936,041.90
October 7, 20266,016.866,042.06
October 6, 20266,016.806,042.21
October 5, 2026—6,042.36
October 4, 20266,016.526,042.50
October 3, 20266,016.386,042.64

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 6,050.39 ft.

Typical Navajo Lake level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 6,017.97 6,038.59 6,058.04 —
February 6,017.39 6,037.34 6,059.08 —
March 6,017.82 6,036.43 6,064.90 —
April 6,025.54 6,037.76 6,069.99 —
May 6,034.07 6,048.89 6,074.76 —
June 6,031.85 6,052.04 6,072.20 —
July 6,026.85 6,052.42 6,066.07 —
August 6,024.14 6,046.97 6,061.09 —
September 6,020.70 6,043.58 6,059.00 —
October 6,019.34 6,040.99 6,056.89 —
November 6,019.05 6,040.21 6,057.73 —
December 6,018.36 6,038.75 6,056.23 —

Other New Mexico lakes, lowest first

Navajo Lake
Navajo Lake
New Mexico lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Elephant Butte Reservoir 4,306.62 100.4 ft below About normal
Lake Sumner 4,249.96 37.3% full About normal
Conchas Lake 4,183.63 47.1% full About normal
Santa Rosa Lake 4,732.03 18.4% full About normal
Cochiti Lake 5,356.33 10.9 ft above Much higher than usual
Brantley Lake 3,256.70 102.7% full Much higher than usual
Abiquiu Lake 6,219.44 79.6% full Much higher than usual

All 8 New Mexico lakes →

Navajo questions

What is full pool at Navajo Lake?

Full pool at Navajo Lake is 6,084.99 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Navajo Lake full right now?

No. It is 34.6 ft below full pool and holds 67.3% of its conservation storage. In early November Navajo normally sits near 6,040.06 ft, 44.9 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Navajo Lake lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 1 across 2010–2025 is 6,040.06 ft, and today's 6,050.39 ft is +10.33 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 6,021.08 and 6,062.25 ft.

How does Navajo Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 1, 2025, it stood at 6,033.51 ft. It is 16.88 ft higher now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2010?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2010, the highest daily level was 6,078.32 ft on May 2, 2017 and the lowest was 6,009.56 ft on September 14, 2026.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.