Nichols Reservoir
Nichols Reservoir held 482 acre-feet on Nov 4, 2026. It has no capacity figure we can check, so we show acre-feet only.
A municipal water supply reservoir. On Santa Fe River. Rio Grande 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
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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 | 308 | 657 | 506 | 303 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2025 | 365 | 650 | 145 | 0 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2024 | 366 | 492 | 182 | 0 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2023 | 365 | 660 | 496 | 252 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2022 | 365 | 521 | 478 | 427 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2021 | 365 | 474 | 364 | 83 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2020 | 366 | 527 | 452 | 298 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2019 | 365 | 660 | 494 | 322 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2018 | 365 | 472 | 356 | 254 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2017 | 365 | 503 | 380 | 302 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2016 | 366 | 529 | 372 | 296 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2015 | 365 | 601 | 377 | 78 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2014 | 365 | 493 | 210 | 0 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2013 | 365 | 513 | 233 | 0 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2012 | 366 | 552 | 402 | 209 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2011 | 365 | 566 | 422 | 190 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2010 | 365 | 698 | 554 | 310 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2009 | 365 | 667 | 417 | 197 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2008 | 366 | 692 | 410 | 136 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2007 | 365 | 690 | 421 | 168 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2006 | 365 | 694 | 352 | 202 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2005 | 92 | 526 | 397 | 202 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1991 | 273 | 698 | 474 | 172 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1990 | 92 | 586 | 345 | 215 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1989 | 273 | 512 | 265 | 109 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1988 | 366 | 571 | 314 | 105 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1987 | 365 | 712 | 497 | 92 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1986 | 365 | 706 | 503 | 263 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1985 | 365 | 728 | 585 | 328 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1984 | 366 | 712 | 470 | 352 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1983 | 365 | 714 | 508 | 288 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1982 | 365 | 584 | 385 | 232 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1981 | 365 | 437 | 316 | 206 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1980 | 366 | 706 | 455 | 196 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1979 | 365 | 725 | 511 | 208 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1978 | 365 | 431 | 240 | 87 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1977 | 365 | 265 | 202 | 115 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1976 | 366 | 558 | 312 | 194 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1975 | 365 | 704 | 489 | 127 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1974 | 365 | 477 | 316 | 243 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1973 | 365 | 719 | 534 | 246 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1972 | 366 | 561 | 340 | 194 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1971 | 365 | 640 | 420 | 212 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1970 | 365 | 528 | 350 | 229 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1969 | 365 | 704 | 472 | 306 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1968 | 366 | 692 | 425 | 229 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1967 | 365 | 571 | 374 | 229 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1966 | 365 | 704 | 532 | 250 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1965 | 92 | 701 | 688 | 634 | Owner-reported normal storage |
About this reservoir
The City of Santa Fe's lower water-supply reservoir, below McClure on the Santa Fe River. Built in 1943.
How to use these numbers
- Santa Fe's surface supply, with McClure.
Read before quoting a number
- Storage only; percentages use the owner-reported normal storage, which observed storage exceeds.
The dam
| Dam | Nichols Dam |
|---|---|
| Owner | City of Santa Fe (Local Government) |
| Type | Earth |
| Purposes, per the dam registry | Water Supply |
| Completed | 1943 |
| Height | 91 feet |
| Hazard class | High |
| Registry capacity | 1,234 acre-feet at most, 679 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, 679 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 1965 (49 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: 16,836 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.