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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. NM EMNRD State Parks Division manages it.
Coordinates37.0181, -107.3864
Surface area15,600 acres
Full pool6,085.0 ft
RiverSan Juan River
Managed byNM EMNRD State Parks Division
Swimming beaches on Navajo Reservoir
No named swimming beach is mapped yet for this lake. Access is through agency day-use areas and boat ramps listed below. We add beach pages only when we can confirm a name, coordinates and an operating agency.
Navajo Reservoir on the map
Lake center, swimming spots and access points.
Weather and water temperature
Air temperature and wind from Open-Meteo. Water temperature only when the lake has a public sensor.
Weather data by Open-Meteo
Navajo Reservoir in New Mexico
The center of the lake is at 37.0181, -107.3864. It lies at roughly 6,085 feet of elevation. The San Juan River carries the outflow.
Water level is missing from this page on purpose: no public feed covers Navajo Reservoir. If the operating agency starts publishing a level for this lake, it will appear here.
Nearby water includes Vallecito Reservoir (Colorado, 28 mi), Lemon Reservoir (Colorado, 30 mi) and Lake Nighthorse (Colorado, 32 mi). In all, 16 lakes in New Mexico are covered here.
Season dates vary by park; the operating agency publishes them each spring. There is no water temperature sensor here, so only air conditions are shown. Check the operating agency for advisories before any water contact, especially for blue-green algae in late summer.
A missing beach entry often just means nobody has catalogued the access point yet. The federal and state datasets behind this guide list no named beach at Navajo Reservoir. That does not mean there is no access, only that none is catalogued.
Questions about Navajo Reservoir
What is full pool at Navajo Reservoir?
Full pool is 6,085.0 ft. Water above that level is flood storage and is released as conditions allow.
Is there a beach at Navajo Reservoir?
No named swimming beach appears in the federal and state datasets this guide reads. Check the operating agency for day-use areas on the ground.
How big is Navajo Reservoir?
About 15,600 acres.
What other lakes are near Navajo Reservoir?
The closest in this guide is Vallecito Reservoir, about 28 miles away in Colorado.
Lakes near Navajo Reservoir
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Sources
Every figure on this page comes from one of these public sources.