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Bluewater Lake water level today

Lake in Cibola County, New Mexico

7,364.65ft
2,244.75 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateRisingNOAA: No official flood stages here
24 hours
▲ 0.55 ft
7 days
▲ 0.59 ft
30 days
▲ 0.42 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
7,365.58 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

About normal

Bluewater Lake is 0.9 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in 7 of the last 10 years, but still within its normal range.

  • This week↗ Rising 0.59 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 7,355.50 ft (2022)

Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday7,364.65 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 7,355.99–7,382.89 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 7,359.38–7,374.60 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 7,361.94–7,369.49 ftToday: 7,364.65 ftToday 7,364.65 ftMedian 7,365.58Lowest 7,355.99Highest 7,382.8925th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 7,355.99–7,382.89 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 7,359.38–7,374.60 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 7,361.94–7,369.49 ftToday: 7,364.65 ftToday 7,364.65 ftMedian 7,365.58Highest 7,382.8925th75th

Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.

What this means

It is lower than on Oct 23 in 7 of the last 10 years.

The lake has risen 0.59 ft in 7 days and risen 0.42 ft in 30 days.

Since 2000, the lowest daily level was 7,355.50 ft (Dec 2022) and the highest 7,386.82 ft (May 2024).

Bluewater Lake level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

2026 compared with 2025

7,3577,3637,3707,3767,383JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-09-04: 7,370.17 ft2025-09-09: 7,369.99 ft2025-09-14: 7,369.97 ft2025-09-19: 7,369.88 ft2025-09-24: 7,369.80 ft2025-09-29: 7,369.76 ft2025-10-04: 7,369.66 ft2025-10-09: 7,369.59 ft2025-10-14: 7,369.65 ft2025-10-19: 7,369.55 ft2025-10-24: 7,369.47 ft2025-10-29: 7,369.39 ft2025-11-03: 7,369.31 ft2025-11-08: 7,369.23 ft2025-11-13: 7,369.16 ft2025-11-18: 7,369.13 ft2025-11-23: 7,369.12 ft2025-11-28: 7,369.07 ft2025-12-03: 7,369.02 ft2025-12-08: 7,368.96 ft2025-12-13: 7,368.91 ft2025-12-18: 7,368.86 ft2025-12-23: 7,368.81 ft2025-12-28: 7,368.78 ft2026-01-02: 7,368.74 ft2026-01-07: 7,368.71 ft2026-01-12: 7,368.67 ft2026-01-17: 7,368.62 ft2026-01-22: 7,368.59 ft2026-01-27: 7,368.58 ft2026-02-01: 7,368.54 ft2026-02-06: 7,368.50 ft2026-02-11: 7,368.46 ft2026-02-16: 7,368.45 ft2026-02-21: 7,368.42 ft2026-02-28: 7,368.35 ft2026-03-07: 7,368.24 ft2026-03-13: 7,368.15 ft2026-03-25: 7,367.94 ft2026-03-30: 7,367.82 ft2026-04-04: 7,367.73 ft2026-04-09: 7,367.64 ft2026-04-14: 7,367.53 ft2026-04-20: 7,367.40 ft2026-04-25: 7,367.26 ft2026-04-30: 7,367.14 ft2026-05-05: 7,367.05 ft2026-05-10: 7,366.94 ft2026-05-15: 7,366.83 ft2026-05-20: 7,366.68 ft2026-05-25: 7,366.58 ft2026-05-30: 7,366.45 ft2026-06-04: 7,366.33 ft2026-06-09: 7,366.18 ft2026-06-14: 7,366.05 ft2026-06-19: 7,365.90 ft2026-06-24: 7,365.73 ft2026-06-29: 7,365.61 ft2026-07-04: 7,365.44 ft2026-07-09: 7,365.33 ft2026-07-14: 7,365.19 ft2026-07-19: 7,365.28 ft2026-07-24: 7,365.21 ft2026-07-29: 7,365.09 ft2026-08-03: 7,364.98 ft2026-08-08: 7,364.83 ft2026-08-13: 7,364.72 ft2026-08-18: 7,364.62 ft2026-08-23: 7,364.54 ft2026-08-28: 7,364.49 ft2026-09-02: 7,364.41 ft2026-09-07: 7,364.37 ft2026-09-12: 7,364.28 ft2026-09-17: 7,364.22 ft2026-09-22: 7,364.21 ft2026-09-27: 7,364.18 ft2026-10-02: 7,364.29 ft2026-10-07: 7,364.20 ft2026-10-12: 7,364.11 ft2026-10-17: 7,364.00 ft
7,3577,3637,3707,3767,383JanAprJulOct202520262025-09-04: 7,370.17 ft2025-09-09: 7,369.99 ft2025-09-14: 7,369.97 ft2025-09-19: 7,369.88 ft2025-09-24: 7,369.80 ft2025-09-29: 7,369.76 ft2025-10-04: 7,369.66 ft2025-10-09: 7,369.59 ft2025-10-14: 7,369.65 ft2025-10-19: 7,369.55 ft2025-10-24: 7,369.47 ft2025-10-29: 7,369.39 ft2025-11-03: 7,369.31 ft2025-11-08: 7,369.23 ft2025-11-13: 7,369.16 ft2025-11-18: 7,369.13 ft2025-11-23: 7,369.12 ft2025-11-28: 7,369.07 ft2025-12-03: 7,369.02 ft2025-12-08: 7,368.96 ft2025-12-13: 7,368.91 ft2025-12-18: 7,368.86 ft2025-12-23: 7,368.81 ft2025-12-28: 7,368.78 ft2026-01-02: 7,368.74 ft2026-01-07: 7,368.71 ft2026-01-12: 7,368.67 ft2026-01-17: 7,368.62 ft2026-01-22: 7,368.59 ft2026-01-27: 7,368.58 ft2026-02-01: 7,368.54 ft2026-02-06: 7,368.50 ft2026-02-11: 7,368.46 ft2026-02-16: 7,368.45 ft2026-02-21: 7,368.42 ft2026-02-28: 7,368.35 ft2026-03-07: 7,368.24 ft2026-03-13: 7,368.15 ft2026-03-25: 7,367.94 ft2026-03-30: 7,367.82 ft2026-04-04: 7,367.73 ft2026-04-09: 7,367.64 ft2026-04-14: 7,367.53 ft2026-04-20: 7,367.40 ft2026-04-25: 7,367.26 ft2026-04-30: 7,367.14 ft2026-05-05: 7,367.05 ft2026-05-10: 7,366.94 ft2026-05-15: 7,366.83 ft2026-05-20: 7,366.68 ft2026-05-25: 7,366.58 ft2026-05-30: 7,366.45 ft2026-06-04: 7,366.33 ft2026-06-09: 7,366.18 ft2026-06-14: 7,366.05 ft2026-06-19: 7,365.90 ft2026-06-24: 7,365.73 ft2026-06-29: 7,365.61 ft2026-07-04: 7,365.44 ft2026-07-09: 7,365.33 ft2026-07-14: 7,365.19 ft2026-07-19: 7,365.28 ft2026-07-24: 7,365.21 ft2026-07-29: 7,365.09 ft2026-08-03: 7,364.98 ft2026-08-08: 7,364.83 ft2026-08-13: 7,364.72 ft2026-08-18: 7,364.62 ft2026-08-23: 7,364.54 ft2026-08-28: 7,364.49 ft2026-09-02: 7,364.41 ft2026-09-07: 7,364.37 ft2026-09-12: 7,364.28 ft2026-09-17: 7,364.22 ft2026-09-22: 7,364.21 ft2026-09-27: 7,364.18 ft2026-10-02: 7,364.29 ft2026-10-07: 7,364.20 ft2026-10-12: 7,364.11 ft2026-10-17: 7,364.00 ft
20262025Normal (middle 50% of past years)Usual range (10th–90th percentile)Median

Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 23, 20257,369.49 ft▲ 4.84 ft
Oct 23, 20247,380.80 ft▲ 16.15 ft
Oct 23, 20237,382.86 ft▲ 18.21 ft
Oct 23, 20227,356.00 ft▼ 8.65 ft
Oct 23, 20217,360.85 ft▼ 3.80 ft
Oct 23, 20207,365.72 ft▲ 1.07 ft
Oct 23, 20197,373.93 ft▲ 9.28 ft
Oct 23, 20187,365.26 ft▲ 0.61 ft
Oct 23, 20177,374.17 ft▲ 9.52 ft
Oct 23, 20167,358.32 ft▼ 6.33 ft

Records & details

Highest
7,386.82 ft on May 5, 2024
Lowest
7,355.50 ft on Dec 11, 2022
Records from
2000 (27 years of daily data)
Storage
3,138 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Bluewater Dam

Height
99 ft
Completed
1927
Purposes
Irrigation; Recreation
Owner
BLUEWATER-TOLTEC IRRIGATION DISTRICT
Normal storage
38,510 acre-ft
Surface area
1,730 acres

National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon63°F · Sunny
Wind SW 15 mph
Tonight43°F · Partly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Saturday60°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind S 10 to 20 mph
Saturday Night37°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Sunday58°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Sunday Night34°F · Mostly Clear
Wind W 0 to 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.

Flood information

NOAA: No official flood stages here

Flood status comes from the NOAA National Weather Service. We do not issue warnings. Flood stages explained. For official forecasts and warnings, see the NOAA gauge page.

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