Lake Navajo Water Database

Navajo Lake, San Juan River, Fly Fishing

Lake Navajo



Water Summary
Today is day 355 of 365 for water year 2023. We are 97% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6049.08 on
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Sep 19, 2023

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 35.92 feet below Full Pool (Elevation 6085.00 )

By content, Lake Navajo is 68.43% of Full Pool (1,696,000 af)
Total inflows for water year 2023: 1,055,752 acre feet

This is 119.38% of the average of 884,341 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2023: 270,603 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 324,358 acre feet
During WY 2023, water storage has risen by 289,283 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 785,149 AF
Inflows for WY 2023 are 212.99% of WY 2022          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 44.94% of the September 22nd avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is up 28.44 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 14.72 feet from the high for water year.

View Acre Feet     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is down -1.80 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Wed, Sep 20, 2023
6049.08
-0.12
1,160,498
561
879
83.1
44.2
Tue, Sep 19, 2023
6049.20
-0.10
1,161,877
650
897
83.7
48.0
Mon, Sep 18, 2023
6049.30
-0.13
1,163,026
476
894
84.0
50.2
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
6049.43
-0.14
1,164,523
464
889
83.3
50.0
Sat, Sep 16, 2023
6049.57
-0.12
1,166,137
684
841
81.0
46.0
Fri, Sep 15, 2023
6049.69
-0.08
1,167,521
780
694
79.7
55.9
Thu, Sep 14, 2023
6049.77
-0.09
1,168,446
746
721
78.6
56.7
Wed, Sep 13, 2023
6049.86
-0.09
1,169,486
746
801
82.8
49.8
Tue, Sep 12, 2023
6049.95
-0.14
1,170,527
454
796
76.8
56.8
Mon, Sep 11, 2023
6050.09
-0.16
1,172,149
401
790
84.6
60.1
Sun, Sep 10, 2023
6050.25
-0.22
1,174,006
148
791
89.1
52.9
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
6050.47
-0.21
1,176,563
210
788
92.1
52.3
Fri, Sep 08, 2023
6050.68
-0.20
1,179,009
266
785
92.7
49.3
Thu, Sep 07, 2023
6050.88
-0.21
1,181,343
131
788
91.6
47.8
Averages of List
6049.87
-0.14
1,169,651
479.8
811.0
84.5
51.4

Averages for September 20th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6055.54
-6.46
1,306,617
845.94
853.69
81.88
50.84
All-Time
6042.67
6.41
1,203,189
856.97
840.05
81.88
50.84

Last 10 September 20th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (cfs) OUTFLOW (cfs) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
6020.64
28.44
871,935
550
652
84.0
60.0
Mon, Sep 20, 2021
6025.83
23.25
967,294
198
956
76.0
55.0
Sun, Sep 20, 2020
6044.84
4.24
1,166,185
597
1081
85.0
58.0
Fri, Sep 20, 2019
6064.11
-15.03
1,400,968
187
1199
84.0
56.0
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
6023.16
25.92
941,562
-3
919
83.0
55.0
Wed, Sep 20, 2017
6055.22
-6.14
1,288,179
446
634
82.0
42.0
Tue, Sep 20, 2016
6057.24
-8.16
1,313,110
254
574
80.0
54.0
Sun, Sep 20, 2015
6063.84
-14.76
1,397,416
388
628
84.0
43.0
Sat, Sep 20, 2014
6035.20
13.88
1,061,824
352
490
90.0
55.0
Fri, Sep 20, 2013
6018.26
30.82
895,716
2729
350
82.0
48.0
Averages of List
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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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The water year runs from Oct 1 - Sept 30
*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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