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Navajo Reservoir Water Level

Officially Navajo Reservoir (Navajo Lake)

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Navajo Reservoir

Navajo Reservoir is currently 68.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 6017.0 feet.

6016.97 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Current level

6,016.97ft

−68.03 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.05 ft

Previous readingOct 66,016.92 ft

7-day change

Up 1.04 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 6.54 ft

29 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
6016.97 ft
24h
+0.05 ft
7d
+1.04 ft
30d
+6.54 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Navajo Reservoir is currently 6016.97 ft, 68.03 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 1.04 ft over the past 7 days and 6.54 ft over the past 30 days.

Navajo Reservoir Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

68.03 ft below full pool

Current level
6,016.97 ft
Full pool
6,085 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USBR

Reference levels

  • Full pool6,085 ft

Surrounding county drought

Severe Drought

92.7% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

San Juan County, NM

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. The largest share of San Juan County, NM is in Severe Drought (D2), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

92.7% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Severe Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Lower streamflows in the surrounding county
  • Drier soils and vegetation stress
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk for the area

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 6, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for San Juan County, NM

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 7, 20266,016.97+0.05
Oct 6, 20266,016.92+0.09
Oct 5, 20266,016.83+0.07
Oct 4, 20266,016.76+0.11
Oct 3, 20266,016.65+0.16
Oct 2, 20266,016.49+0.21
Oct 1, 20266,016.28+0.35

Common questions about Navajo Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Navajo Reservoir is 6,016.97 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Navajo Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Navajo Reservoir is 6,085 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Navajo Reservoir lake level is rising — rising about 1.04 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Navajo Reservoir is currently 68.03 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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