Elephant Butte Reservoir
Fed by the Rio Grande, Elephant Butte Reservoir holds roughly 36,500 acres of water in New Mexico. You will find it in Sierra…
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Lake beaches and swimming lakes in New Mexico
New Mexico has 16 lakes and reservoirs in this guide. Almost all of them are reservoirs held back by a dam. The largest is Elephant Butte Reservoir at about 36,500 acres. The deepest water on record here is at El Vado Lake, about 167 feet. Rivers that feed or drain them include the outflow =, the Rio Chama and the Pecos River. A public agency publishes a live water level for 11 of them, which is what the level pages show. The agency behind the most lakes here is NM EMNRD State Parks Division. Across the state we map 1 named swimming spots and access points from federal and state sources.
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Lakes in New Mexico on the map
Click a marker to open the lake page.
Lakes in New Mexico
Each page has the live water level, weather, access points and sources.
Navajo Reservoir
Fed by the San Juan River, Navajo Reservoir holds roughly 15,600 acres of water in New Mexico. The lake is in Archuleta County.…
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Conchas Lake
Fed by the outflow =, Conchas Lake holds roughly 9,727 acres of water in New Mexico. The lake is in San Miguel County. It is…
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Heron Lake
Heron Lake covers about 5,900 acres of the Willow Creek in New Mexico. It lies in Rio Arriba County. Management is in the hands…
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Cochiti Lake
At roughly 1,200 acres, Cochiti Lake is one of the lakes covered in New Mexico. The lake is in Sandoval County. Management is in…
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Current lake levels in New Mexico
6 lakes in New Mexico have a documented full pool, so their pages show how far the water sits below the level the reservoir was designed to hold. Readings are refreshed from the operating agency and stamped with the time they were taken. Check the level before planning a trip around a specific ramp or beach.
| Lake | Level | Full pool | How full |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Butte Reservoir | — | — | no percent published |
| Navajo Reservoir | — | 6,085.0 ft | no percent published |
| Conchas Lake | — | 4,201.0 ft | no percent published |
| Heron Lake | — | — | no percent published |
| Cochiti Lake | — | 5,345.5 ft | no percent published |