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Santa Fe Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

422.05ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−0.5 ft
24 hours−0.19 ft
7 days−0.4 ft
30 days−0.2 ft
vs a year ago−0.1 ft

Is Santa Fe Lake low right now?

Santa Fe Lake was at 422.05 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.51 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
419429438448457NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Santa Fe Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025422.1−0.1
2024422.2−0.1
2023441.3−19.3
2022422.5−0.4
2021422.5−0.5
2020422.6−0.5

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10422.11−0.13
Oct 9422.24−0.11
Oct 8422.35−0.04
Oct 7422.39−0.04
Oct 6422.43−0.01
Oct 5422.44+0.04
Oct 4422.40−0.03
Oct 3422.43−0.01
Oct 2422.44+0.14
Oct 1422.30+0.10
Sep 30422.20+0.13
Sep 29422.07+0.03
Sep 28422.04+0.02
Sep 27422.02−0.10

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Santa Fe Lake

10-year range
421.9 ft (September 21, 2026) to 455.4 ft (March 22, 2023)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — SPL district, Santa Fe
Datum
NGVD29

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Questions

Is Santa Fe Lake low right now?

Santa Fe Lake was at 422.05 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 0.51 ft below the typical level for October 10 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.05 ft a day.

How often is the Santa Fe Lake level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SPL district, Santa Fe). Readings are provisional and can be revised.