New Mexico · City of Raton (Lake Maloya Dam)

Lake Maloya water level

Today's reading against full pool and Lake Maloya's own seasonal history.

Searched “Maloya lake level” or “lake level for Lake Maloya”? Same lake, same reading — you're in the right place. The current reading is right here too, whether you typed “current Lake Maloya water level” or “current water level at Lake Maloya”.

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Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of September 30, 2026

7508.80 ft NGVD29

level Reading is typical for late September.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 07199450) and updates live when you load this page.


Lake Maloya through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1987–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

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Median and normal range by day of year, 1987–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 1996 (wettest on record)
  • 1991 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool not published by the operator
Gauge USGS gauge 07199450 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

What is the lake level for Lake Maloya today?

Lake Maloya is at 7508.80 ft (NGVD29) as of September 30, 2026 — Reading is typical for late September.

Is Lake Maloya full?

City of Raton (Lake Maloya Dam) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Lake Maloya, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Lake Maloya?

City of Raton (Lake Maloya Dam) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Lake Maloya. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.