The International Boundary & Water Commission, United States Section
Updated Rio Grande National Ownership of Waters
Stored At The International Amistad and Falcon Dams
Determination of ownership in the reservoirs is made weekly for the accounting period ending on each Saturday at midnight. Field data collections, exchange of data between the U.S and Mexico, and computation of national ownerships are usually completed by Thursday afternoon or Friday morning of the following week. Data are PRELIMINARY and subject to REVISION.
Estimated ownership @ 2400 hours on 09/12/2026
30.7% of U.S. Total Conservation Capacity
8.0% of Mex. Total Conservation Capacity
Amistad Dam
Water Surface Elevation Feet Meters
Top of Normal Conservation 1,117.00 340.462
  @09/12/2026 1,056.48 322.015
Conservation Storages
Country Million
Cubic Meters
Thousand
Acre-Feet
United States 2,236.814 1,813.404
Mexico 1,743.282 1,413.294
Total Conservation* 3,980.096 3,226.698
*Values may not sum due to round-off error
Ownership and Releases @ 2400 hours on 09/12/2026
Country Million
Cubic Meters
Thousand
Acre-Feet
Requested
Releases
CMS
Requested
Releases
CFS
United States 870.287 705.549 15.0 530.0
Mexico 83.832 67.963 3.00 106.0
Total Storage 954.119 773.512 18.0 636.0
% of US Capacity @ Normal Cons. 38.91%
Inflows, Releases, and Losses for week of 09/06-09/12
U.S. Inflows (cms) 19.3 Total Inflows 24.9
U.S. Releases (cms) 16.4 Total Releases 19.5
U.S. Losses (cms) 10.2 Total Losses 11.1
Falcon Dam
Water Surface Elevation feet meters
Top of Normal Conservation 301.20 91.805
  @09/12/2026 261.40 79.675
Conservation Storages Normal Conservation
Country Million
Cubic Meters
Thousand
Acre-Feet
United States 1,927.193 1,562.392
Mexico 1,361.533 1,103.806
Total Conservation* 3,288.726 2,666.198
*Values may not sum due to round-off error
Ownership and Releases @ 2400 hours on 09/12/2026
Country Million
Cubic Meters
Thousand
Acre-Feet
Requested
Releases
CMS
Requested
Releases
CFS
United States 408.989 331.571 25.0 883.0
Mexico 164.119 133.053 7.00 247.0
Total Storage 573.108 464.624 32.0 1130.0
*Values may not sum due to round-off error
% of US Capacity @ Normal Cons. 21.22%
Inflows, Releases, and Losses for week of 09/06-09/12
U.S. Inflows (cms) 16.4 Total Inflows 18.9
U.S. Releases (cms) 37.9 Total Releases 45.4
U.S. Losses (cms) 8.45 Total Losses 11.8
Note: All dam measurements based on elevation above mean sea level.
Rio Grande Flow and Reservoir Storage Conditions (Updated daily Monday through Friday)
1996-Present Amistad-Falcon Ownership Trends
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U.S. Section - Water Accounting Division
e-mail: WA-Data@ibwc.gov
Last Updated 09/18/2026