Santa Rosa Lake lake and shoreline

Santa Rosa Lake Water Level

New Mexico

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Santa Rosa Lake is currently 50.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 4695.9 feet.

4695.87 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · USACE SPA District

Current level

4,695.87ft

−50.13 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.24 ft

Previous readingSep 94,695.57 ft

7-day change

Up 1.48 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 1.48 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

4700 ft4720 ft4740 ftFULL POOL 4746.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

50.13 ft below full pool

Current level
4,695.87 ft
Full pool
4,746 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE SPA District

Reference levels

  • Full pool4,746 ft

Watershed drought

Extreme Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Guadalupe County, NM

Extreme Drought

Extreme Drought. Extreme drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Significantly reduced stream inflows
  • Lake levels may fall quickly without heavy rain
  • Dry vegetation and elevated wildfire risk
  • Water use restrictions may apply nearby

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Guadalupe County, NM

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    4,695.81 ft

    +0.24 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    4,695.57 ft

    +1.01 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    4,694.56 ft

    +0.23 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    4,694.33 ft

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Common questions about Santa Rosa Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Santa Rosa Lake is 4,695.87 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Santa Rosa Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Santa Rosa Lake is 4,746 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Santa Rosa Lake lake level is rising — rising about 1.48 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Santa Rosa Lake is currently 50.13 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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