Lake Level Tracker

Colorado lake & reservoir water levels

21 lakes tracked · 17 with a current elevation reading · USGS Water Services + USACE CWMS Data

Colorado has 21 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 17 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.

Statewide totals Colorado · USGS + USACE
Lakes tracked
21

17 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.

With elevation reading
17
With %-full figure
0

All Colorado lakes

Every lake tracked in Colorado. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.

Colorado lakes, elevation lakes first, by name.
Datum Trend
Blue Mesa Dam & Reservoir 7,423.08 NGVD29 292,846 — ↓Falling
Crawford Reservoir 6,500.72 NGVD29 1,996 — ↓Falling
Fruit Growers Reservoir 5,463.92 NGVD29 58 — ↓Falling
John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa 3,801.42 NGVD29 21,797 — ↓Falling
Kettle Creek Dry Dam 6,545.68 NGVD29 — — →Steady
Lemon Reservoir 8,090.48 NGVD29 12,890 — ↓Falling
Paonia Reservoir 6,373.54 NGVD29 197 — ↓Falling
Platoro Reservoir 9,987.05 NGVD29 22,429 — ↓Falling
Pueblo Reservoir 4,859.70 NGVD29 166,599 — ↓Falling
Ridgway Reservoir 6,853.39 NGVD29 65,470 — ↓Falling
Rifle Gap Reservoir 5,911.29 NGVD29 1,869 — ↓Falling
Silver Jack Reservoir 8,856.69 NGVD29 1,145 — ↓Falling
Taylor Park Reservoir at Taylor Park, Co 9,296.81 NAVD88 50,940 — ↓Falling
Trinidad Lake 6,171.72 NGVD29 13,228 — ↓Falling
Vallecito Dam & Reservoir 7,620.66 NGVD29 34,263 — ↓Falling
Vega Reservoir 7,926.97 NGVD29 3,025 — ↓Falling
Wolford Mountain Reservoir 7,449.63 NGVD29 23,130 — ↓Falling
Continental Reservoir — — 15,729 — —
Crystal Reservoir — — 15,689 — —
Morrow Point — — 113,146 — —
Rio Grande Reservoir — — 27,178 — —

Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).

Frequently asked questions

How many lakes and reservoirs in Colorado are tracked here?
21, of which 17 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
Which Colorado lakes report a %-full figure?
None of Colorado's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
Where does the data come from?
USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.

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