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Costilla Reservoir water level today

Lake in Taos County, New Mexico

48.63ft
14.82 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateRisingNOAA: No official flood stages here
24 hours
▲ 0.48 ft
7 days
▲ 1.56 ft
30 days
▲ 6.75 ft
Normal for Oct 23 ?
65.89 ft

At a glance · Oct 23

Much lower than usual

Costilla Reservoir is 17.3 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 10 years.

  • This week↗ Rising 1.56 ft
  • Lowest on record↓ 29.53 ft (1992)

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

Normal for Oct 23Record lowToday48.63 ft

Today compared with past years on Oct 23

Lowest to highest on this date: 48.08–97.04 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 51.57–85.05 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 55.25–74.15 ftToday: 48.63 ftToday 48.63 ftMedian 65.89Lowest 48.08Highest 97.0425th75th
Lowest to highest on this date: 48.08–97.04 ftUsual range (10th–90th percentile): 51.57–85.05 ftNormal (25th–75th percentile): 55.25–74.15 ftToday: 48.63 ftToday 48.63 ftMedian 65.89Lowest 48.08Highest 97.0425th75th

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 every one of the last 10 years on record.

The lake has risen 1.56 ft in 7 days and risen 6.75 ft in 30 days.

Since 1991, the lowest daily level was 29.53 ft (Mar 1992) and the highest 107.57 ft (Jun 1995).

Costilla Reservoir level chart

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

2026 compared with 2025

31517292112JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec202520262025-08-27: 57.29 ft2025-09-01: 54.83 ft2025-09-06: 52.09 ft2025-09-11: 50.42 ft2025-09-16: 49.90 ft2025-09-21: 49.53 ft2025-10-11: 49.63 ft2025-10-16: 50.43 ft2025-10-21: 51.06 ft2025-10-26: 51.69 ft2025-10-31: 52.24 ft2025-11-05: 52.77 ft2025-11-10: 53.23 ft2025-11-15: 53.66 ft2025-11-20: 54.16 ft2025-11-25: 54.64 ft2025-11-30: 55.06 ft2025-12-05: 55.49 ft2025-12-10: 55.94 ft2025-12-15: 56.35 ft2025-12-20: 56.72 ft2025-12-25: 57.13 ft2025-12-30: 57.43 ft2026-01-04: 57.76 ft2026-01-09: 58.14 ft2026-01-14: 58.42 ft2026-01-19: 58.71 ft2026-01-26: 59.02 ft2026-01-31: 59.18 ft2026-02-05: 59.47 ft2026-02-10: 59.72 ft2026-02-15: 60.13 ft2026-02-20: 60.42 ft2026-02-25: 60.74 ft2026-03-02: 61.15 ft2026-03-07: 61.38 ft2026-03-12: 61.70 ft2026-03-17: 61.92 ft2026-03-22: 62.24 ft2026-03-27: 62.48 ft2026-04-01: 62.86 ft2026-04-06: 63.18 ft2026-04-11: 63.54 ft2026-04-16: 63.80 ft2026-04-21: 64.03 ft2026-04-26: 64.23 ft2026-05-01: 64.47 ft2026-05-06: 64.81 ft2026-05-11: 65.07 ft2026-05-16: 65.15 ft2026-05-21: 63.75 ft2026-05-26: 61.87 ft2026-05-31: 60.01 ft2026-06-05: 57.38 ft2026-06-10: 54.25 ft2026-06-15: 51.31 ft2026-06-20: 47.95 ft2026-06-25: 42.41 ft2026-07-04: 37.09 ft2026-07-09: 37.84 ft2026-07-14: 38.66 ft2026-07-19: 39.75 ft2026-07-24: 40.55 ft2026-07-29: 41.26 ft2026-08-03: 40.78 ft2026-08-08: 40.60 ft2026-08-13: 40.63 ft2026-08-18: 40.75 ft2026-08-23: 40.88 ft2026-08-28: 40.95 ft2026-09-02: 41.08 ft2026-09-07: 41.10 ft2026-09-12: 41.15 ft2026-09-17: 41.51 ft2026-09-22: 41.72 ft2026-09-27: 42.23 ft2026-10-02: 43.43 ft2026-10-07: 45.11 ft2026-10-12: 46.31 ft2026-10-17: 47.31 ft
31517292112JanAprJulOct202520262025-08-27: 57.29 ft2025-09-01: 54.83 ft2025-09-06: 52.09 ft2025-09-11: 50.42 ft2025-09-16: 49.90 ft2025-09-21: 49.53 ft2025-10-11: 49.63 ft2025-10-16: 50.43 ft2025-10-21: 51.06 ft2025-10-26: 51.69 ft2025-10-31: 52.24 ft2025-11-05: 52.77 ft2025-11-10: 53.23 ft2025-11-15: 53.66 ft2025-11-20: 54.16 ft2025-11-25: 54.64 ft2025-11-30: 55.06 ft2025-12-05: 55.49 ft2025-12-10: 55.94 ft2025-12-15: 56.35 ft2025-12-20: 56.72 ft2025-12-25: 57.13 ft2025-12-30: 57.43 ft2026-01-04: 57.76 ft2026-01-09: 58.14 ft2026-01-14: 58.42 ft2026-01-19: 58.71 ft2026-01-26: 59.02 ft2026-01-31: 59.18 ft2026-02-05: 59.47 ft2026-02-10: 59.72 ft2026-02-15: 60.13 ft2026-02-20: 60.42 ft2026-02-25: 60.74 ft2026-03-02: 61.15 ft2026-03-07: 61.38 ft2026-03-12: 61.70 ft2026-03-17: 61.92 ft2026-03-22: 62.24 ft2026-03-27: 62.48 ft2026-04-01: 62.86 ft2026-04-06: 63.18 ft2026-04-11: 63.54 ft2026-04-16: 63.80 ft2026-04-21: 64.03 ft2026-04-26: 64.23 ft2026-05-01: 64.47 ft2026-05-06: 64.81 ft2026-05-11: 65.07 ft2026-05-16: 65.15 ft2026-05-21: 63.75 ft2026-05-26: 61.87 ft2026-05-31: 60.01 ft2026-06-05: 57.38 ft2026-06-10: 54.25 ft2026-06-15: 51.31 ft2026-06-20: 47.95 ft2026-06-25: 42.41 ft2026-07-04: 37.09 ft2026-07-09: 37.84 ft2026-07-14: 38.66 ft2026-07-19: 39.75 ft2026-07-24: 40.55 ft2026-07-29: 41.26 ft2026-08-03: 40.78 ft2026-08-08: 40.60 ft2026-08-13: 40.63 ft2026-08-18: 40.75 ft2026-08-23: 40.88 ft2026-08-28: 40.95 ft2026-09-02: 41.08 ft2026-09-07: 41.10 ft2026-09-12: 41.15 ft2026-09-17: 41.51 ft2026-09-22: 41.72 ft2026-09-27: 42.23 ft2026-10-02: 43.43 ft2026-10-07: 45.11 ft2026-10-12: 46.31 ft2026-10-17: 47.31 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, 202551.32 ft▲ 2.69 ft
Oct 23, 202454.21 ft▲ 5.58 ft
Oct 23, 202364.08 ft▲ 15.45 ft
Oct 23, 202272.44 ft▲ 23.81 ft
Oct 23, 202160.30 ft▲ 11.67 ft
Oct 23, 202051.41 ft▲ 2.78 ft
Oct 23, 201972.85 ft▲ 24.22 ft
Oct 23, 201855.14 ft▲ 6.51 ft
Oct 23, 201787.83 ft▲ 39.20 ft
Oct 23, 201669.36 ft▲ 20.73 ft

Records & details

Highest
107.57 ft on Jun 20, 1995
Lowest
29.53 ft on Mar 18, 1992
Records from
1991 (36 years of daily data)
Storage
1,336 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Costilla Dam

Height
138 ft
Completed
1920
Purposes
Irrigation
Owner
Private
Normal storage
15,830 acre-ft
Surface area
416 acres

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

Campgrounds near Costilla Reservoir

  • Cimarron Campground8.3 mi · FS

Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.

Weather & wind

This Afternoon55°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SW 10 to 15 mph
Tonight38°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph
Saturday49°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Saturday Night35°F · Slight Chance T-storms then Rain And Snow Showers
Wind SE 0 to 10 mph
Sunday47°F · Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Slight Chance T-storms
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Sunday Night30°F · Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 16 min 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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