Bluewater Lake
Bluewater Lake held 3,718 acre-feet on Nov 4, 2026. It has no capacity figure we can check, so we show acre-feet only.
A storage reservoir: it holds water for later release. On Bluewater Creek. Rio Grande (Rio San Jose) basin.
For these reservoirs the only capacity figure is the owner's own estimate of normal storage, which has not been corrected for sediment and was not checked against the operator's measurements. We show how much water they hold, in acre-feet, and no percent.
Last 365 days
Water held, in acre-feet.
Show the data as a table
Year by year
The most, average and least water held in each calendar year, in acre-feet. The latest year is partial.
- Most
- Average
- Least
Show the data as a table
Readings are what the operating agencies report; we have not audited the latest values. Reclamation labels its data "provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted."
Year-by-year table, with how well capacity is known
| Year | Days | Most (acre-feet) | Average | Least | Capacity figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 295 | 4,506 | 3,678 | 2,946 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2025 | 354 | 10,990 | 7,479 | 4,506 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2024 | 362 | 16,870 | 13,306 | 11,010 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2023 | 110 | 13,890 | 13,156 | 12,710 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2022 | 284 | 2,007 | 1,529 | 1,070 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2021 | 353 | 3,283 | 2,609 | 1,995 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2020 | 353 | 7,245 | 5,008 | 3,286 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2019 | 364 | 11,830 | 7,852 | 3,087 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2018 | 358 | 6,515 | 4,648 | 3,118 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2017 | 364 | 11,640 | 7,889 | 1,608 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2016 | 359 | 2,180 | 1,878 | 1,604 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2015 | 365 | 2,449 | 2,247 | 2,006 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2014 | 365 | 3,992 | 3,140 | 2,415 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2013 | 365 | 4,433 | 3,280 | 2,403 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2012 | 366 | 5,985 | 4,571 | 3,364 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2011 | 365 | 6,960 | 5,651 | 4,574 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2010 | 365 | 12,390 | 7,727 | 2,396 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2009 | 365 | 6,987 | 4,401 | 1,580 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2008 | 366 | 7,160 | 5,032 | 2,944 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2007 | 365 | 3,020 | 2,550 | 2,160 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2006 | 365 | 3,185 | 2,614 | 2,180 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2005 | 365 | 9,914 | 5,186 | 3,191 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2004 | 366 | 5,022 | 3,994 | 3,290 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2003 | 365 | 5,843 | 4,157 | 1,576 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2002 | 365 | 2,840 | 2,185 | 1,634 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2001 | 365 | 5,200 | 3,484 | 2,610 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2000 | 366 | 4,100 | 3,346 | 2,640 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1999 | 365 | 14,960 | 9,240 | 4,090 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1998 | 365 | 27,490 | 16,184 | 5,770 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1997 | 365 | 6,310 | 5,250 | 3,140 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1996 | 254 | 9,960 | 5,534 | 3,160 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1995 | 299 | 25,380 | 16,694 | 10,410 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1994 | 359 | 25,930 | 16,823 | 1,950 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1993 | 356 | 35,730 | 24,170 | 4,620 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1992 | 366 | 11,550 | 6,452 | 174 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1991 | 308 | 15,060 | 8,133 | 2,230 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1990 | 359 | 14,900 | 2,652 | 1,930 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1989 | 309 | 11,590 | 6,845 | 2,740 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1988 | 91 | 10,700 | 10,253 | 9,940 | Owner-reported normal storage |
About this reservoir
An irrigation reservoir in the Zuni Mountains owned by the Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District, built in 1927. Also a state park.
How to use these numbers
- West-central New Mexico conditions. One of very few reservoir records west of the Rio Grande.
Read before quoting a number
- No operator capacity table is available; percentages use the owner-reported normal storage.
The dam
| Dam | Bluewater Dam |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bluewater-Toltec Irrigation District (Local Government) |
| Type | Arch |
| Purposes, per the dam registry | Irrigation, Recreation |
| Completed | 1927 |
| Height | 99 feet |
| Hazard class | High |
| Registry capacity | 44,150 acre-feet at most, 38,510 normal. Owner-reported and not corrected for sediment. |
National Inventory of Dams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
How capacity is known
The only capacity figure is the owner-reported normal storage, 38,510 acre-feet. National Inventory of Dams normal storage (owner-reported, not sediment-corrected) Because it is not an operator's measured table, we show water held in acre-feet and no percent.
Rivers
Data and sources
Record from 1988 (39 years with readings), through Nov 4, 2026. Where several agencies report the same reservoir, we take each day's value from the first in this list that has one:
- U.S. Geological Survey NWIS: 13,196 days
Year by year (CSV) ยท Last 365 days (CSV)
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey NWIS; National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). Capacity analysis by New Mexico Water. Data accessed November 4, 2026.