Lake Navajo Water Database

Navajo Lake, San Juan River, Fly Fishing

Lake Navajo




Water Summary
Today is day 101 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 28% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6033.59 on Friday, January 9th, 2026
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Jan 8, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 51.41 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )

By content, Lake Navajo is 58.66% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 204,414 acre feet

This is 206.85% of the average of 98,822 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 78,564 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 118,270 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 125,850 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 316.57% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 115.26% of the avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is down -5.29 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 0.11 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is up 0.27 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Jan 09, 2026
6033.59
0.03
994,894
450
292
37.0
19.0
Thu, Jan 08, 2026
6033.56
0.02
994,594
398
290
41.7
30.9
Wed, Jan 07, 2026
6033.54
-0.01
994,394
245
288
47.1
29.5
Tue, Jan 06, 2026
6033.55
0.02
994,494
390
282
45.3
32.4
Mon, Jan 05, 2026
6033.53
0.02
994,294
389
281
40.5
28.0
Sun, Jan 04, 2026
6033.51
0.01
994,095
341
283
54.1
27.1
Sat, Jan 03, 2026
6033.50
0.03
993,995
446
287
40.5
28.0
Fri, Jan 02, 2026
6033.47
0.03
993,695
447
289
43.5
28.6
Thu, Jan 01, 2026
6033.44
0.04
993,396
496
287
43.7
34.2
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
6033.40
0.02
992,997
391
283
45.0
25.5
Tue, Dec 30, 2025
6033.38
0.00
992,798
289
281
46.4
23.5
Mon, Dec 29, 2025
6033.38
0.02
992,798
387
279
42.8
22.1
Sun, Dec 28, 2025
6033.36
0.04
992,598
487
278
37.0
21.9
Sat, Dec 27, 2025
6033.32
0.03
992,199
435
277
47.3
33.8
Averages of List
6033.47
0.02
993,660
399.4
284.1
43.7
27.5

Averages for January 9th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6050.00
-16.41
1,236,061
288.09
732.83
41.85
19.21
All-Time
6036.93
-3.34
1,134,143
295.38
771.69
41.85
19.21

Last 10 January 9th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Thu, Jan 09, 2025
6038.88
-5.29
1,048,883
93
348
37.9
19.4
Tue, Jan 09, 2024
6043.24
-9.65
1,095,212
81
347
25.5
7.1
Mon, Jan 09, 2023
6018.31
15.28
851,181
74
289
43.2
22.8
Sun, Jan 09, 2022
6020.28
13.31
868,700
172
301
46.0
20.0
Sat, Jan 09, 2021
6036.48
-2.89
1,075,249
75
386
40.0
14.0
Thu, Jan 09, 2020
6057.76
-24.17
1,319,590
214
457
44.0
20.0
Wed, Jan 09, 2019
6015.97
17.62
874,849
203
333
40.0
17.0
Tue, Jan 09, 2018
6053.33
-19.74
1,265,204
673
847
62.0
26.0
Mon, Jan 09, 2017
6056.04
-22.45
1,298,253
1043
1031
46.0
33.0
Sat, Jan 09, 2016
6063.87
-30.28
1,397,810
265
253
35.0
10.0
Averages of List
6040.39
-6.80
1,109,243
405
522
42.4
21.2


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Measurements are taken at 11:59 pm of the date listed
Temperature data is from Navajo Dam, NM
CHANGE represents water elevation change from previous day

Units used in each measurement:
Elevation - Feet above sea level
Change - Feet difference over previous measurement
Content - Acre Feet
Inflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
Outflow - Average Cubic Feet / Second over entire 24 hour period
All Temps - Degrees Farhenheit
The Water Year runs from October 1 to September 30 of the next year
Acre Feet = 1.9835 * Flow CFS
TP = Total Precipitation



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*Air temp data is sourced from (Prev 24 Hr Extremes):    Farmington, NM Weather
Water data sourced from: Lake Navajo Source Data
Weather forecast for Navajo Dam, NM
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