Ute Reservoir
Ute Reservoir held 188,400 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 Canadian River. Canadian 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.
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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 | 196,100 | 186,721 | 174,507 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2025 | 365 | 203,900 | 193,684 | 185,400 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2024 | 366 | 190,900 | 166,687 | 151,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2023 | 365 | 176,300 | 149,269 | 115,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2017 | 134 | 173,700 | 171,575 | 168,800 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2016 | 366 | 195,200 | 184,597 | 173,000 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2015 | 364 | 195,500 | 164,591 | 144,300 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2014 | 365 | 156,700 | 146,336 | 133,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2013 | 365 | 149,600 | 124,875 | 110,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2012 | 366 | 152,800 | 142,304 | 129,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2011 | 365 | 184,000 | 168,409 | 152,200 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2010 | 365 | 191,900 | 186,986 | 181,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2009 | 365 | 193,700 | 189,381 | 182,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2008 | 366 | 203,000 | 184,957 | 169,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2007 | 365 | 201,500 | 193,260 | 179,800 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2006 | 365 | 212,500 | 192,450 | 175,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2005 | 92 | 195,400 | 191,815 | 189,000 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2004 | 274 | 176,900 | 156,709 | 148,500 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2003 | 365 | 173,000 | 165,583 | 154,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2002 | 365 | 189,000 | 176,803 | 171,000 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2001 | 92 | 188,000 | 183,609 | 181,000 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 2000 | 274 | 237,400 | 202,813 | 179,200 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1999 | 365 | 247,600 | 219,439 | 172,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1998 | 365 | 183,800 | 178,185 | 171,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1997 | 365 | 215,000 | 185,799 | 176,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1996 | 366 | 194,200 | 179,581 | 170,400 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1995 | 365 | 215,100 | 183,894 | 172,100 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1994 | 365 | 245,900 | 196,529 | 176,100 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1993 | 365 | 231,600 | 216,591 | 197,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1992 | 366 | 234,500 | 226,456 | 220,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1991 | 365 | 247,800 | 227,018 | 219,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1990 | 365 | 229,900 | 222,263 | 210,900 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1989 | 365 | 241,200 | 226,538 | 216,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1988 | 366 | 239,500 | 228,470 | 220,700 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1987 | 365 | 249,800 | 200,045 | 109,800 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1986 | 365 | 109,900 | 87,127 | 74,800 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1985 | 365 | 76,000 | 53,874 | 43,600 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1984 | 366 | 48,200 | 35,859 | 31,320 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1983 | 365 | 42,420 | 37,009 | 33,530 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1982 | 365 | 94,880 | 75,964 | 41,150 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1981 | 365 | 96,260 | 76,124 | 66,590 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1980 | 366 | 82,420 | 73,757 | 68,190 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1979 | 365 | 92,610 | 81,807 | 74,840 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1978 | 365 | 78,400 | 75,008 | 71,470 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1977 | 365 | 88,840 | 76,952 | 68,810 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1976 | 366 | 91,350 | 87,329 | 83,460 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1975 | 365 | 94,100 | 89,522 | 84,990 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1974 | 365 | 94,970 | 90,018 | 84,640 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1973 | 365 | 102,300 | 98,755 | 93,840 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1972 | 364 | 112,900 | 97,003 | 89,420 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1971 | 363 | 103,700 | 95,554 | 91,610 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1970 | 361 | 103,300 | 99,016 | 94,210 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1969 | 359 | 118,100 | 101,093 | 92,350 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1968 | 366 | 99,950 | 95,294 | 90,880 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1967 | 361 | 115,100 | 103,396 | 95,720 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1966 | 248 | 111,300 | 98,437 | 82,360 | Owner-reported normal storage |
| 1965 | 81 | 104,700 | 91,298 | 86,550 | Owner-reported normal storage |
About this reservoir
Owned by the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, completed in 1963 near Logan. It is intended as the source for the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System and is otherwise used for recreation.
How to use these numbers
- Eastern New Mexico's future supply. Storage is the supply banked for the rural water system.
- Canadian River below Conchas. Changes in storage integrate runoff and releases from upstream.
Read before quoting a number
- Storage only: the archive has no usable elevation series for Ute, so its capacity table cannot be validated or its vintages identified. Percentages use the owner-reported normal storage and can exceed 100%.
- An operator table from 2023 exists in CWMS. An elevation series would move Ute to the fully validated tier.
The dam
| Dam | Ute Dam |
|---|---|
| Owner | New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (State) |
| Type | Earth |
| Purposes, per the dam registry | Water Supply, Irrigation, Recreation |
| Completed | 1963 |
| Height | 132 feet |
| Hazard class | High |
| Registry capacity | 464,240 acre-feet at most, 222,500 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, 222,500 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 (57 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: 19,381 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.