Colorado lake levels today: Colorado lakes

12 of 12 Colorado lakes are below full pool today. Blue Mesa Reservoir is the lowest for the date, Lemon Reservoir the highest.

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Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Blue Mesa Reservoir.

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Pictured: Lemon Reservoir, which is 7.5 ft below full today.

12 Colorado lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
12 Below full poolOut of 12 with a published full pool; 0 are at or above it.
5 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 12 with five or more years of history; 4 are higher than usual.
7 Lower than a year agoOut of 12 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every Colorado lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Blue Mesa Reservoir is the emptiest Colorado lake today (101.2 ft below full) and Lemon Reservoir the fullest (7.5 ft below full).

Compared with a year ago, Blue Mesa Reservoir has dropped the most (46.5 ft lower) and Navajo Lake has gained the most (16.9 ft higher).

5 of 12 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

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Colorado lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Blue Mesa Reservoir	7,418.22	19.6%	0th pct	−55.07	−46.51
Lake Pueblo	4,858.44	47.5%	0th pct	−6.98	−7.02
Cherry Creek Reservoir	5,545.92	−4.1 ft	0th pct	−3.37	−1.35
Lake Granby	8,234.63	−45.4 ft	3rd pct	−33.94	−31.13
Trinidad Lake	6,177.20	24.0%	9th pct	−4.90	−1.15
John Martin Reservoir	3,807.61	10.7%	55th pct	+1.14	+7.26
Navajo Lake	6,050.39	67.1%	63rd pct	+10.33	+16.88
Ridgway Reservoir	6,851.09	76.4%	67th pct	+2.69	−1.79
Chatfield Reservoir	5,431.67	−12.3 ft	77th pct	+2.25	−3.41
Horsetooth Reservoir	5,407.92	−22.1 ft	83rd pct	+23.03	+11.06
Vallecito Reservoir	7,663.61	97.0%	100th pct	+23.11	+12.32
Lemon Reservoir	8,140.46	88.5%	100th pct	+32.51	+14.03

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Colorado lake questions

Which Colorado lake is the fullest right now?

Lemon Reservoir: 7.5 ft below full, holding 88.5% of its conservation storage.

Which Colorado lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Blue Mesa Reservoir (101.2 ft below full). Measured against its own normal for the date, Blue Mesa Reservoir (much lower than usual).

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.