Brantley Lake near Carlsbad water level

Name: Brantley Lake near Carlsbad water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Lake, Brantley Lake, New Mexico, United States

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Latest reading

Surface elevation

3,252.78ft Up 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 03:00 PM MDT (43 min ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation

What this means

Brantley Lake near Carlsbad reads 3,252.78 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 03:00 PM MDT. There is no published reference for this lake yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has risen 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 3,252.72 ft and 3,252.94 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 3,263.55 ftOctober 13, 2014

On the water at Brantley Lake near Carlsbad

Watch the chart rather than the single number; it shows whether the shoreline is moving.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 81° 53° – Wind 8 mph

21 Wed 84° 55° – Wind 9 mph

22 Thu 80° 59° – Wind 20 mph

23 Fri 79° 64° 0.35 in, 69% Wind 27 mph

24 Sat 68° 62° 0.48 in, 69% Wind 19 mph

25 Sun 68° 61° 0.11 in, 55% Wind 21 mph

26 Mon 67° 60° 0.11 in, 52% Wind 17 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:06 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 11 hr, 14 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brantley ReservoirReservoir	3,254.39 ft	High		0.2 mi
Pecos River below Brantley Dam near CarlsbadRiver gauge, Pecos River	108 cfs	Normal	±0	0.5 mi
Rocky Arroyo at Highway Brd near CarlsbadRiver gauge, Rocky Arroyo	3.22 ft	Below flood stage	±0	2.8 mi
Pecos River at Damsite 3 near CarlsbadRiver gauge, Pecos River	1.65 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	3.6 mi
Pecos River below Avalon DamRiver gauge, Pecos River	0.0 cfs	Normal	±0	8 mi
Carlsbad Main Canal at Head near CarlsbadCanal gauge, Carlsbad Main Canal	256 cfs	Very high	+69.0 cfs	8 mi
Avalon ReservoirReservoir	3,175.02 ft	High		8 mi
Fourmile Draw near LakewoodRiver gauge, Fourmile Draw	2.21 ft	Below flood stage	±0	9 mi

Questions and answers

Is Brantley Lake near Carlsbad really 3,252.78 ft deep?

No. 3,252.78 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Brantley Lake near Carlsbad today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 03:00 PM MDT, the surface elevation was 3,252.78 ft. Up 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Brantley Lake near Carlsbad rising or falling?

Up 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Brantley Lake near Carlsbad normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Brantley Lake near Carlsbad?

The highest level on record is 3,263.55 ft on October 13, 2014.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:08401450 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 32.54667, -104.37861 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	3,252.78 ft	2026-10-20 21:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Brantley Lake near Carlsbad (usgs:08401450). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/new-mexico/brantley-lake-near-carlsbad

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer