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Bluewater Lake water level

Of full pool
7.9%
▲ 0.1 points since September 20, 2026

▼ 4.9 points from 12.8% a year ago

0%100% full
Current elevation
7364.32 ft
Reading as of
Sep 30, 2026

Source: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-08341400, accessed October 1, 2026. Updated every 6 hours.

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Bluewater Lake is at 7.8% of full pool as of September 28, 2026. Bluewater Lake is near Bluewater, New Mexico.

Bluewater Lake level history

Last full
Not in the data
never 95% of normal storage since October 2, 1988
Highest since 1988
92.8% of normal storage
April 22, 1993
Lowest since 1988
0.5% of normal storage
January 8, 1992
Data covers
1988 to today
from October 2, 1988

This site counts a reservoir as full on a day its storage is at or above 95% of the dam's normal storage (National Inventory of Dams). Many reservoirs rarely reach 100%, even in wet years, because operators release water for irrigation, power or flood control before they fill, so this site treats 95% as full. Highs and lows are daily readings in the published data, not official records. Source: USGS daily data.

Storage, % of full pool, since 1988

Bluewater Lake storage, percent of full pool, since 1988: 27.8% on October 2, 1988, 7.8% on September 27, 2026.

Bluewater Lake has held roughly steady since the previous reading (September 20, 2026).

On this same date last year (September 28, 2025), Bluewater Lake was 12.8% full, 5 percentage points higher than today's 7.8%.

Weekly averages of the source's daily readings; older years may be monthly or sparser where that is all the source published. Download the charted data (JSON).

Latest
7.8%
September 27, 2026
Previous reading
7.8%
September 20, 2026
Same date last year
12.8%
September 28, 2025

Bluewater Lake map

Bluewater Lake is at 35.2926, -108.1115. Open in OpenStreetMap.

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The dam

Height
99 ft
Built
1927
Name
Bluewater Dam
Operator
Local Government

Sources: nid.sec.usace.army.mil, accessed September 29, 2026

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No campgrounds, boat ramps, or swim spots linked to Bluewater Lake yet.

Common questions

Bluewater Lake is at 7.8% of full pool as of September 28, 2026.
Bluewater Lake has not been full in the data: its storage never reached 95% of normal storage. This site counts a reservoir as full on a day its storage is at or above 95% of the dam's normal storage (National Inventory of Dams). Many reservoirs rarely reach 100%, even in wet years, because operators release water for irrigation, power or flood control before they fill, so this site treats 95% as full. Based on USGS daily data since October 2, 1988.
In USGS daily data since October 2, 1988, Bluewater Lake's highest storage was 92.8% of normal storage on April 22, 1993. Its lowest since October 2, 1988 was 0.5% of normal storage on January 8, 1992. These are the highest and lowest daily readings in the published data, not official records.
Bluewater Lake is near Bluewater, New Mexico (35.2926, -108.1115).
Local Government operates the dam at Bluewater Lake.
Bluewater Lake's dam is used for Irrigation, Recreation.