Lake Navajo Water Database

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Lake Navajo




Water Summary
Today is day 165 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 45% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6033.30 on Saturday, March 14th, 2026
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Mar 13, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 51.7 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )

By content, Lake Navajo is 58.49% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2026: 243,457 acre feet

This is 145.55% of the average of 167,269 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 119,363 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 115,376 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 124,094 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 265.85% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 54.97% of the avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is down -3.15 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 0.40 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is up 0.41 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sat, Mar 14, 2026
6033.30
0.02
992,000
604
304
70.0
30.9
Fri, Mar 13, 2026
6033.28
0.05
991,801
816
303
67.3
33.4
Thu, Mar 12, 2026
6033.23
0.02
991,302
715
301
64.6
29.3
Wed, Mar 11, 2026
6033.21
0.02
991,103
575
303
62.4
34.9
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
6033.19
0.01
990,904
715
302
68.9
30.9
Mon, Mar 09, 2026
6033.18
0.03
990,805
818
305
67.3
28.6
Sun, Mar 08, 2026
6033.15
0.04
990,506
869
307
63.7
27.7
Sat, Mar 07, 2026
6033.11
0.03
990,108
816
305
52.9
23.9
Fri, Mar 06, 2026
6033.08
0.04
989,809
669
305
48.0
31.5
Thu, Mar 05, 2026
6033.04
0.01
989,411
499
301
61.9
30.6
Wed, Mar 04, 2026
6033.03
0.03
989,312
580
299
63.0
31.1
Tue, Mar 03, 2026
6033.00
0.06
989,014
716
305
58.6
37.4
Mon, Mar 02, 2026
6032.94
0.05
988,417
665
304
68.9
34.2
Sun, Mar 01, 2026
6032.89
0.03
987,920
565
305
71.4
34.9
Averages of List
6033.12
0.03
990,172
687.3
303.5
63.5
31.4

Averages for March 14th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6047.51
-14.21
1,205,334
1241.25
866.26
58.45
30.29
All-Time
6032.72
0.58
1,093,498
1185.06
872.95
58.45
30.29

Last 10 March 14th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Mar 14, 2025
6036.45
-3.15
1,023,795
237
415
42.7
26.1
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
6041.36
-8.06
1,075,004
687
389
51.9
33.3
Tue, Mar 14, 2023
6019.38
13.92
860,657
1796
313
57.4
30.4
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
6017.73
15.57
846,086
375
394
57.0
34.0
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
6033.64
-0.34
1,045,629
272
414
41.0
27.0
Sat, Mar 14, 2020
6055.70
-22.40
1,294,068
765
423
55.0
32.0
Thu, Mar 14, 2019
6019.51
13.79
907,251
1889
287
41.0
27.0
Wed, Mar 14, 2018
6051.34
-18.04
1,241,380
429
369
72.0
39.0
Tue, Mar 14, 2017
6060.87
-27.57
1,358,893
2690
594
72.0
30.0
Mon, Mar 14, 2016
6065.69
-32.39
1,421,925
1163
422
64.0
28.0
Averages of List
6040.27
-6.97
1,108,538
1100
485
56.1
31.7


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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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