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State of the Waters · Land of Enchantment

New Mexico Water Levels & the Daily Bite

Live levels for New Mexico's waters — Elephant Butte, Navajo, Conchas, Ute and the Rio Chama chain. Every tube shows the normal pool, the current level, the lake's two signature fish (hover for the species, click for 2026 tournaments), and a live bite gauge at left. Scroll down for the San Juan & Rio Chama trout tailwaters, the catfish rivers, and the Rio Grande & Chama float rivers.

Fetching live readings…
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Flood / above normal At normal pool Below normal Current level Bite gauge: slow → hot (solunar)

Hover a fish for its species · click a fish to search that lake's 2026 tournaments

Each cylinder is scaled to its own operating band: the gold line is normal full pool, the red line is the flood / above-normal line, and the blue water is the live reading. Where a New Mexico reservoir has a live federal gauge (USGS or Bureau of Reclamation) it reads true surface elevation (ft); reservoirs with no public real-time feed show the most recent published pool. The colored bar at left is a solunar bite forecast for right now at each lake (red = slow, green = hot).

Trout Tailwaters — Cold Water Below the Dams

The San Juan below Navajo Dam is one of America's great tailwaters — trophy rainbow and brown in the Quality Waters. Add the Rio Chama below El Vado & Abiquiu and the little Cimarron. The cylinder shows live flow (cfs), low = wadeable, high = fast water. Hover a trout for the species; tap it for a guide.

The San Juan and Chama run on dam release; always check the schedule before wading.

River Catfish — Warm-Water Rivers

The lower Rio Grande and Pecos give up channel and flathead catfish. Live river stage (ft) with action and flood marked. Hover a cat for the species; tap it for a guide.

Float Rivers — Paddle & Wade

The Rio Grande through the Taos Box and the Wild & Scenic Rio Chama — trout and whitewater. Live USGS gage height (ft); each tube marks FLOAT, EXPERT and FLOOD. Hover a fish; tap it for an outfitter.

These rivers are runoff- and release-driven — the Rio Grande spikes in spring melt, the Chama runs on scheduled releases.

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