Colorado Lake Levels Today
13 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 13 lakes and reservoirs in Colorado. Of the 13 with a published full pool, 0 are at or above it and 6 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Cherry Creek Reservoir (−3.84 ft) and the lowest is Blue Mesa Reservoir (−105.22 ft). Over the last 24 hours 5 rose and 1 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.
Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.
| Lake | Elevation (ft) | From full | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Reservoir | 5,544.03 | −13.97 ft | −0.03 ft |
| Blue Mesa Reservoir | 7,414.18 | −105.22 ft | −0.15 ft |
| Bonny Lake | 3,638.00 | −34.00 ft | no change |
| Chatfield Reservoir | 5,432.24 | −11.76 ft | −0.04 ft |
| Cherry Creek Reservoir | 5,546.16 | −3.84 ft | +0.13 ft |
| John Martin Lake | 3,801.05 | −50.79 ft | +0.08 ft |
| Lemon Reservoir | 8,093.40 | −54.53 ft | +3.05 ft |
| Paonia Reservoir | 6,377.44 | −68.66 ft | +0.06 ft |
| Platoro Reservoir | 9,986.45 | −41.12 ft | −0.04 ft |
| Pueblo Reservoir | 4,858.43 | −21.95 ft | −0.02 ft |
| Ridgway Reservoir | 6,851.09 | −20.03 ft | no change |
| Trinidad Lake | 6,171.58 | −58.42 ft | −0.01 ft |
| Vallecito Reservoir | 7,620.01 | −44.98 ft | +2.51 ft |
Colorado lake level questions
Which Colorado lake is lowest right now?
Blue Mesa Reservoir, at 7,414.18 ft, −105.22 ft from its full pool of 7,519.40 ft.
How many Colorado lakes are full?
0 of the 13 Colorado lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 6 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are Colorado lake levels updated here?
Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.