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Lake Granby water level: Granby Lake Granby 45.4 ft low

Lake Granby is 45.4 ft below full pool, much lower than usual for early November. The Lake Granby and Dam gauge read 8,234.63 ft in the daily reading for November 3, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Agency page.

How Granby stands today

8230 8235 8240 8245 8250 8255 8260 8265 8270 8275 8280 8285 Full pool 8,280.00 ft Normal today 8,268.57 ft A year ago 8,265.76 ft Today 8,234.63 ft Feet above sea level
Lake Granby pano
Lake Granby pano. Photograph by Gtj82, CC BY 3.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Granby usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1996 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
8,230 8,240 8,250 8,260 8,270 8,280 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 8,280.00 Today Year ago
8,230 8,240 8,250 8,260 8,270 8,280 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 8,280.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

8,2208,2408,2608,2802006200920122015201820212024
8,2208,2408,2608,28020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 3, 20268,234.638,268.57
November 2, 20268,234.638,268.58
November 1, 20268,234.668,268.59
October 31, 20268,234.658,268.60
October 30, 20268,234.658,268.63
October 29, 20268,234.688,268.68
October 28, 20268,234.668,268.73
October 27, 20268,234.698,268.80
October 26, 20268,234.758,268.88
October 25, 20268,234.798,268.97
October 24, 20268,234.878,269.07
October 23, 20268,234.918,269.15
October 22, 20268,234.958,269.22
October 21, 20268,234.988,269.28
October 20, 20268,235.038,269.33
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 19, 20268,235.078,269.36
October 18, 20268,235.138,269.37
October 17, 20268,235.178,269.37
October 16, 20268,235.258,269.37
October 15, 20268,235.298,269.38
October 14, 20268,235.428,269.38
October 13, 20268,235.588,269.39
October 12, 20268,235.608,269.40
October 11, 20268,235.638,269.42
October 10, 20268,235.678,269.49
October 9, 20268,235.708,269.58
October 8, 20268,235.728,269.66
October 7, 20268,235.838,269.75
October 6, 20268,235.888,269.84
October 5, 20268,235.938,269.92

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level. You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 8,234.63 ft.

Typical Lake Granby level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 8,253.48 8,265.34 8,272.27 —
February 8,248.54 8,260.84 8,272.38 —
March 8,246.23 8,256.47 8,268.56 —
April 8,248.22 8,255.59 8,263.81 —
May 8,250.86 8,260.35 8,270.70 —
June 8,256.65 8,274.67 8,279.26 —
July 8,267.77 8,278.26 8,279.48 —
August 8,264.41 8,275.39 8,278.96 —
September 8,260.12 8,271.70 8,276.10 —
October 8,257.66 8,270.13 8,272.33 —
November 8,257.47 8,269.38 8,272.28 —
December 8,257.32 8,268.63 8,272.78 —

Other Colorado lakes, lowest first

Lake Granby
Lake Granby
Colorado lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Blue Mesa Reservoir 7,418.22 19.6% full Much lower than usual
Lake Pueblo 4,858.45 47.5% full Much lower than usual
Cherry Creek Reservoir 5,545.92 4.1 ft below Much lower than usual
Trinidad Lake 6,177.21 24.0% full Much lower than usual
John Martin Reservoir 3,807.61 10.7% full About normal
Navajo Lake 6,050.39 67.3% full About normal
Ridgway Reservoir 6,851.09 76.4% full About normal
Chatfield Reservoir 5,431.68 12.3 ft below Higher than usual
Horsetooth Reservoir 5,407.92 22.1 ft below Higher than usual
Vallecito Reservoir 7,663.61 97.0% full Much higher than usual
Lemon Reservoir 8,140.46 88.5% full Much higher than usual

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Granby questions

What is full pool at Lake Granby?

Full pool at Lake Granby is 8,280.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “full pool.”

Is Lake Granby full right now?

No. It is 45.4 ft below full pool.

Is Lake Granby lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 3 across 1996–2025 is 8,268.57 ft, and today's 8,234.63 ft is −33.94 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 8,251.46 and 8,275.79 ft.

How does Lake Granby compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 3, 2025, it stood at 8,265.76 ft. It is 31.13 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 1995?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1995, the highest daily level was 8,279.88 ft on June 19, 1996 and the lowest was 8,191.52 ft on March 17, 2003.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.