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Ridgway Reservoir water level: Ridgway Ridgway Reservoir 20.0 ft low

Ridgway Reservoir is 20.0 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Ridgway Dam & Reservoir gauge read 6,851.09 ft at 12:00 AM MST, November 3, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, SPK district. Agency page.

How Ridgway stands today

In early November Ridgway normally sits near 6,848.40 ft, 22.7 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

6835 6840 6845 6850 6855 6860 6865 6870 6875 Full pool 6,871.12 ft A year ago 6,852.88 ft Today 6,851.09 ft Normal today 6,848.40 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
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RidgwayReservoir. Photograph by A.E. Crane, National Scenic Byways Online; color-corrected by Howcheng., Public domain.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Ridgway usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2014 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
6,840 6,850 6,860 6,870 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 6,871.12 Today Year ago
6,840 6,850 6,860 6,870 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 6,871.12 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2014

6,8406,8602014201620182020202220242026
6,8406,86020142017202020232026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 3, 20266,851.096,848.40
November 2, 20266,851.096,848.32
November 1, 20266,851.096,848.25
October 31, 20266,851.096,848.17
October 30, 20266,851.096,848.10
October 29, 20266,851.096,848.03
October 28, 20266,851.096,847.97
October 27, 20266,851.096,847.90
October 26, 20266,851.096,847.84
October 25, 20266,851.096,847.79
October 24, 20266,851.096,847.74
October 23, 20266,851.096,847.70
October 22, 20266,851.096,847.65
October 21, 20266,851.096,847.61
October 20, 20266,851.096,847.57
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 19, 20266,851.096,847.52
October 18, 20266,851.096,847.46
October 17, 20266,851.096,847.40
October 16, 20266,851.096,847.34
October 15, 20266,851.096,847.29
October 14, 20266,851.096,847.23
October 13, 20266,851.096,847.17
October 12, 20266,851.096,847.11
October 11, 20266,851.096,847.07
October 10, 20266,851.096,847.04
October 9, 20266,851.096,846.91
October 8, 20266,851.096,846.88
October 7, 20266,851.096,846.88
October 6, 20266,851.096,846.88
October 5, 20266,851.096,846.91

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 (NGVD29, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). 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 6,851.09 ft.

Typical Ridgway Reservoir level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 6,838.75 6,851.68 6,857.51 —
February 6,839.13 6,852.94 6,857.99 —
March 6,839.89 6,853.99 6,859.47 —
April 6,841.95 6,853.31 6,860.68 —
May 6,843.66 6,850.46 6,855.66 —
June 6,850.57 6,859.09 6,866.38 —
July 6,852.55 6,864.15 6,868.46 —
August 6,841.85 6,855.98 6,864.08 —
September 6,836.34 6,847.96 6,857.55 —
October 6,835.84 6,847.46 6,852.34 —
November 6,836.04 6,849.33 6,855.51 —
December 6,837.10 6,851.03 6,857.36 —

Other Colorado lakes, lowest first

Ridgway Reservoir
Ridgway Reservoir
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 4,858.44 47.5% full Much lower than usual
Cherry Creek Reservoir 5,545.92 4.1 ft below Much lower than usual
Lake Granby 8,234.63 45.4 ft below Much lower than usual
Trinidad Lake 6,177.20 24.0% full Much lower than usual
John Martin Reservoir 3,807.61 10.7% full About normal
Navajo Lake 6,050.39 67.1% full About normal
Chatfield Reservoir 5,431.67 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

All 12 Colorado lakes →

Ridgway questions

What is full pool at Ridgway Reservoir?

Full pool at Ridgway Reservoir is 6,871.12 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Ridgway Reservoir full right now?

No. It is 20.0 ft below full pool and holds 76.4% of its conservation storage. In early November Ridgway normally sits near 6,848.40 ft, 22.7 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Ridgway Reservoir lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 3 across 2014–2025 is 6,848.40 ft, and today's 6,851.09 ft is +2.69 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 6,837.07 and 6,856.38 ft.

How does Ridgway Reservoir compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 3, 2025, it stood at 6,852.88 ft. It is 1.79 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2014?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2014, the highest daily level was 6,871.59 ft on June 23, 2024 and the lowest was 6,826.37 ft on October 10, 2018.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:52:28 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.