Lake Navajo Water Database

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Lake Navajo




Water Summary
Today is day 102 of 365 for water year 2026. We are 28% through the Water Year.
Last Reading: 6033.58 on Saturday, January 10th, 2026
Lake Navajo was last within 3" of this elevation on Jan 9, 2026

Elevation & Content Water Inflow Data Navajo Dam Release Data
Lake Navajo is 51.42 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: 204,907 acre feet

This is 205.95% of the average of 99,493 acre feet
Total releases for water year 2026: 79,140 acre feet

This is % of last year's release of 381,653 acre feet
During WY 2026, water storage has risen by 118,170 AF and total inflows have exceeded total outflows by 125,767 AF
Inflows for WY 2026 are 315.92% of WY 2025          Rivers feeding Lake Navajo are running at 88.06% of the avg. Click for Details

Lake Navajo is down -5.26 feet from one year ago.    Lake Navajo is down 0.12 feet from the high for water year.

View CFS     Last 14 Measurements
Lake Navajo is up 0.22 feet over these measurements

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION CHANGE CONTENT INFLOW (af) OUTFLOW (af) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Sat, Jan 10, 2026
6033.58
-0.01
994,794
494
577
37.9
23.0
Fri, Jan 09, 2026
6033.59
0.03
994,894
893
577
37.0
19.0
Thu, Jan 08, 2026
6033.56
0.02
994,594
789
575
41.7
30.9
Wed, Jan 07, 2026
6033.54
-0.01
994,394
486
571
47.1
29.5
Tue, Jan 06, 2026
6033.55
0.02
994,494
774
559
45.3
32.4
Mon, Jan 05, 2026
6033.53
0.02
994,294
772
557
40.5
28.0
Sun, Jan 04, 2026
6033.51
0.01
994,095
676
561
54.1
27.1
Sat, Jan 03, 2026
6033.50
0.03
993,995
885
569
40.5
28.0
Fri, Jan 02, 2026
6033.47
0.03
993,695
887
573
43.5
28.6
Thu, Jan 01, 2026
6033.44
0.04
993,396
984
569
43.7
34.2
Wed, Dec 31, 2025
6033.40
0.02
992,997
776
561
45.0
25.5
Tue, Dec 30, 2025
6033.38
0.00
992,798
573
557
46.4
23.5
Mon, Dec 29, 2025
6033.38
0.02
992,798
768
553
42.8
22.1
Sun, Dec 28, 2025
6033.36
0.04
992,598
966
551
37.0
21.9
Averages of List
6033.49
0.02
993,845
765.9
565.0
43.0
26.7

Averages for January 10th

AVERAGE TYPE ELEVATION CUR ELEV vs AVG FOR DATE CONTENT INFLOW (af) OUTFLOW (af) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Since Filled (06-25-1973)
6049.93
-16.35
1,235,226
653.25
1468.13
42.79
20.12
All-Time
6036.85
-3.27
1,133,253
666.83
1537.49
42.79
20.12

Last 10 January 10th's data records

DATE MEASURED ELEVATION TODAY vs THEN CONTENT INFLOW (af) OUTFLOW (af) HIGH TEMP LOW TEMP
Fri, Jan 10, 2025
6038.84
-5.26
1,048,466
286
686
36.5
17.5
Wed, Jan 10, 2024
6043.19
-9.61
1,094,669
159
686
30.0
13.2
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
6018.30
15.28
851,093
500
575
48.0
27.1
Mon, Jan 10, 2022
6020.23
13.35
868,252
165
599
49.0
18.0
Sun, Jan 10, 2021
6036.43
-2.85
1,074,722
282
793
41.0
15.0
Fri, Jan 10, 2020
6057.70
-24.12
1,318,841
182
912
39.0
18.0
Thu, Jan 10, 2019
6015.93
17.65
874,487
234
581
49.0
26.0
Wed, Jan 10, 2018
6053.27
-19.69
1,264,480
1638
2344
48.0
35.0
Tue, Jan 10, 2017
6056.15
-22.57
1,299,609
4064
2686
50.0
30.0
Sun, Jan 10, 2016
6063.87
-30.29
1,397,810
522
498
33.0
12.0
Averages of List
6040.36
-6.78
1,108,957
727
995
40.4
20.6


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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 - Acre Feet per day
Outflow - Acre Feet per day
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
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