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Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo water level

Lake, Cochiti Lake, New Mexico, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

44.15ft Up 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours

40 45 50

History

History
43.944.044.1ftOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Oct 19Oct 2043.944.044.1ftOct 16Oct 18Oct 20
Water level

What this means

The latest lake level at Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo is 44.15 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this lake yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The water is rising: up 0.09 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 43.91 ft and 44.15 ft.

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

Swimming and boating at Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo

Without a published normal range, the trend is the most useful guide, and right now the water is rising.

If you swim, pick a spot with an easy way out, and remember that drop-offs move as the level changes.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 73° 49° – Wind 9 mph
21 Wed 77° 52° 0.28 in, 34% Wind 16 mph
22 Thu 74° 56° 0.21 in, 74% Wind 20 mph
23 Fri 70° 55° 0.75 in, 79% Wind 17 mph
24 Sat 64° 53° 0.67 in, 65% Wind 25 mph
25 Sun 66° 51° 0.19 in, 57% Wind 17 mph
26 Mon 67° 51° – Wind 7 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:17 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 11 hr, 8 min Waxing gibbous 71%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rio Grande below Cochiti DamRiver gauge, Rio Grande 2.08 ft Below flood stage +0.01 ft 0.4 mi
Cochiti East Side Main Canal at CochitiCanal gauge, Cochiti East Side Main Canal 46.9 cfs Very low +0.8 cfs 0.4 mi
Sile Main Canal at Head) at CochitiCanal gauge, Sile Main Canal 32.8 cfs Normal −1.4 cfs 0.5 mi
Santa Fe River above Cochiti LakeRiver gauge, Santa Fe River 36.5 cfs Very high −1.0 cfs 7 mi
Galisteo Creek below Galisteo DamRiver gauge, Galisteo Creek 2.81 ft Below flood stage +0.02 ft 12 mi
Jemez River Outlet below Jemez Canyon DamRiver gauge, Jemez River Outlet 0.93 ft Below flood stage ±0 20 mi
Rio Grande at Otowi BridgeRiver gauge, Rio Grande 3.25 ft Below flood stage +0.20 ft 20 mi
Rio Tesuque below Diversions near Santa FeRiver gauge, Rio Tesuque 1.1 cfs Normal −0.9 cfs 24 mi

Questions and answers

What is the water level of Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:30 PM MDT, the water level was 44.15 ft. Up 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo rising or falling?

Up 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo normal?

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

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:08317300 (Agency page)
Coordinates
35.61691, -106.31695 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 44.15 ft 2026-10-20 20:30 Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Cochiti Lake near Cochiti Pueblo (usgs:08317300). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/new-mexico/cochiti-lake-near-cochiti-pueblo

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.