CARTER LAKE

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Carter Lake
Reservoir Levels

March 25 2023

98,831 acre-ft

+0.43% today
103% of normal • Normal


Water storage at Carter Lake is currently 98,831 acre-ft, approximately 103% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 95,604.67acre-ft, plus or minus 19,045acre-ft.

Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 1954 was 2011-06-10 when levels reached 113,248.5 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 1954-03-05 when levels receded to 3,446 acre-ft.

Geolocation -105.210, 40.320
Elevation 5,766.56 ft
Storage 24hr Change 0.43%
Percent of Normal 103%
Minimum 3,446 acre-ft
1954-03-05
Maximum 113,248.5 acre-ft
2011-06-10
Average 95,605 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
CABIN CREEK NEAR FRASER 2 cfs 1.5 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT HENDERSON 295 cfs 3.7 ft
NORTH FORK CACHE LA POUDRE R. AT LIVERMORE 4 cfs 6.9 ft
FIRST CR AB 96TH AVE 1 cfs ft
ST. VRAIN CREEK AT MOUTH 113 cfs 1.4 ft
FALL RIVER NEAR IDAHO SPRINGS -999 cfs 3.5 ft
BEAR CREEK ABOVE EVERGREEN 34 cfs 4.2 ft
VASQUEZ CREEK AT WINTER PARK 6 cfs 1.5 ft
LEFT HAND CREEK AT HOVER ROAD NEAR LONGMONT 2 cfs 5.8 ft
CHICAGO CREEK BLW DEVILS CANYON NR IDAHO SPRGS CO -999 cfs 0.5 ft
PLUM CREEK NEAR SEDALIA 19 cfs 4.0 ft
S CLEAR CR ABV LWR CABIN CR RES SPILWY NR GEORGTWN 0 cfs 0.1 ft
ST VRAIN CR BLW BOULDER CR AT HWY 119 NR LONGMONT 111 cfs 9.8 ft
COLORADO RIVER BL SHADOW MOUNTAIN RESERVOIR 20 cfs 1.4 ft
PLUM CREEK AT TITAN RD NR LOUVIERS 8 cfs 7.8 ft
ELK CREEK AT UPPER STATION 0 cfs 4.9 ft
RANCH CREEK NEAR FRASER 2 cfs 4.4 ft
BOULDER CREEK AT MOUTH 64 cfs 9.7 ft
CHERRY CREEK NEAR FRANKTOWN 2 cfs 2.6 ft
BUCKHORN CREEK NEAR MASONVILLE 4 cfs 6.5 ft
FRASER RIVER AT WINTER PARK 4 cfs 0.6 ft
BIG THOMPSON RIVER AT LOVELAND 29 cfs 1.0 ft
CACHE LA POUDRE R A MO OF CN 66 cfs 2.9 ft
BEAR CREEK ABOVE BEAR CREEK LAKE NEAR MORRISON 12 cfs 3.8 ft
CHERRY CREEK AT DENVER 34 cfs 3.5 ft
BIG THOMPSON RIVER AT MOUTH 55 cfs 1.4 ft
SOUTH CLEAR CREEK ABV LOWER CABIN CREEK RESERVOIR 2 cfs 5.1 ft
CHERRY CREEK BELOW CHERRY CREEK LAKE 30 cfs 4.6 ft
BEAR CREEK AT MOUTH 40 cfs 2.7 ft
EAST PLUM CR BLW HASKINS GULCH NR CASTLE ROCK 4 cfs 3.6 ft
CLEAR CREEK ABV WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK NR EMPIRE CO 11 cfs 3.5 ft
CLEAR CREEK AT MOUTH 55 cfs 3.6 ft
CLEAR CREEK AT GOLDEN 40 cfs 3.4 ft
LEFT HAND CREEK NEAR BOULDER 5 cfs 0.2 ft
FRASER RIVER BLW CROOKED CR AT TABERNASH CO 51 cfs 3.1 ft
MIDDLE BOULDER CREEK AT NEDERLAND 6 cfs 0.4 ft
CLEAR CREEK NEAR LAWSON 51 cfs 2.5 ft
N FRK CACHE LA POUDRE R BLW HALLIGAN RES NR V DAL 1 cfs 1.5 ft
FOURMILE CREEK AT ORODELL 2 cfs 4.5 ft
ST. VRAIN CREEK BELOW LONGMONT -999,999 cfs ft
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER NEAR GREELEY 104 cfs 1.9 ft
BIG DRY CREEK BLW C-470 AT HIGHLANDS RANCH 2 cfs 1.8 ft
SAND CRK ABV BURLINGTON DITCH NR COMMERCE CITY 16 cfs 3.7 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT WATERTON 37 cfs 0.7 ft
LITTLE DRY CREEK AT WESTMINSTER 3 cfs 7.4 ft
FIRST CR BEL BUCKLEY RD 2 cfs 3.1 ft
CACHE LA POUDRE R AB BOXELDER C 3 cfs 0.8 ft
SOUTH PLATTE R AT 64TH AVE. COMMERCE CITY 11 cfs 1.4 ft
ST. VRAIN CREEK AT LYONS 21 cfs 2.9 ft
BERTHOUD PASS DITCH AT BERTHOUD PASS -999 cfs 0.1 ft
LARAMIE RIVER AT LARAMIE 72 cfs 4.1 ft
HARVARD GULCH AT COLORADO BLVD. 0 cfs 9.4 ft
BOULDER CR AT NORTH 75TH ST NR BOULDER 10 cfs 4.1 ft
BEAR CREEK AT MORRISON 18 cfs 5.9 ft
SOUTH ST. VRAIN CREEK NEAR WARD 9 cfs 1.6 ft
BOULDER CREEK NEAR ORODELL -999 cfs 1.7 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT FORT LUPTON 307 cfs 3.5 ft
FRASER RIVER AT UPPER STA 8 cfs 0.5 ft
MOFFAT WATER TUNNEL AT EAST PORTAL 7 cfs 0.3 ft
WEST FORK CLEAR CREEK ABV MOUTH NR EMPIRE 13 cfs 4.0 ft
CACHE LA POUDRE RIVER AT FORT COLLINS 42 cfs 1.0 ft
BIG DRY CREEK AT WESTMINSTER 1 cfs 1.5 ft
BIG DRY CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR FORT LUPTON 27 cfs 4.3 ft
GRAND RIVER DITCH AT LA POUDRE PASS -999 cfs -0.1 ft
NORTH CLEAR CREEK ABOVE MOUTH NR BLACKHAWK 3 cfs 3.8 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE 302 cfs 2.6 ft
CROW CREEK AT 19TH STREET 3 cfs 1.6 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER BELOW UNION AVE 22 cfs 10.8 ft
RANCH CREEK BLW MEADOW CR NR TABERNASH CO 11 cfs 6.8 ft
GRAND LAKE OUTLET BLW CHIPMUNK LN AT GRAND LK 34 cfs 8.6 ft
COAL CREEK NEAR PLAINVIEW -888 cfs 0.6 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT ENGLEWOOD 43 cfs 1.4 ft
SAND CREEK AT COLORADO-WYOMING STATE LINE 3 cfs 0.5 ft
LEAVENWORTH CREEK @ MOUTH NR GEORGETOWN 1 cfs 3.4 ft
SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT DENVER 197 cfs 3.1 ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
HOURGLASS LAKE 44" 0"
COPELAND LAKE 19" -1"
CROW CREEK 27" 1"
UNIVERSITY CAMP 53" 1"
DEADMAN HILL 66" 2"
WILLOW PARK 77" -1"
NIWOT 44" 1"
BEAR LAKE 69" -1"
BERTHOUD SUMMIT 67" 3"
LAKE ELDORA 40" 0"
LONG DRAW RESV 66" 2"
JACKWHACKER GULCH 46" 1"
SAWTOOTH 72" 0"
BLACK MOUNTAIN 44" 0"
HIGH LONESOME 71" 5"
GLEN COVE 5" 0"

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