PAONIA RESERVOIR

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Paonia Reservoir
Reservoir Levels

March 26 2023

1,620 acre-ft

-0.09% today
47% of normal • Very Low


Water storage at Paonia Reservoir is currently 1,620 acre-ft, approximately 47% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 3,518.51acre-ft, plus or minus 1,918acre-ft.

Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 1974 was 1995-06-05 when levels reached 17,457.31 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 2017-09-28 when levels receded to 0.04 acre-ft.

Geolocation -107.343, 38.949
Elevation 6,450 ft
Storage 24hr Change -0.09%
Percent of Normal 47%
Minimum 0.04 acre-ft
2017-09-28
Maximum 17,457.31 acre-ft
1995-06-05
Average 3,519 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR 222 cfs 3.3 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR OURAY 26 cfs 0.6 ft
CASTLE CREEK AT ASPEN 43 cfs ft
ROARING FORK RIVER AB DIFFICULT C NR ASPEN 18 cfs 0.8 ft
HUNTER CREEK NEAR ASPEN 8 cfs 1.1 ft
GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL 344 cfs 1.9 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR EMMA 195 cfs 4.7 ft
HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE 3 cfs 0.3 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT COLONA 238 cfs 4.2 ft
SMITH FORK NEAR LAZEAR 0 cfs 2.7 ft
WEST DIVIDE CREEK NEAR RAVEN 4 cfs 1.3 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA 82 cfs 1.0 ft
COCHETOPA CREEK BELOW ROCK CREEK NR PARLIN 31 cfs 1.9 ft
LAKE FORK BLW LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL NR LAKE CITY 12 cfs 3.9 ft
OHIO CREEK ABOVE MOUTH NR GUNNISON 17 cfs 2.2 ft
BIG CREEK AT UPPER STATION 7 cfs 1.2 ft
CIMARRON RIVER BL SQUAW CREEK 35 cfs 7.8 ft
LAKE FORK AT GATEVIEW 85 cfs 1.8 ft
SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE 9 cfs 2.3 ft
EAGLE RIVER BELOW GYPSUM 150 cfs 4.2 ft
FRYINGPAN RIVER AT MEREDITH 195 cfs 2.6 ft
DALLAS CREEK NEAR RIDGWAY 19 cfs 2.6 ft
FRYINGPAN RIVER NEAR RUEDI 48 cfs 1.0 ft
MUDDY CREEK AT BARDINE -999 cfs 3.8 ft
N.F. GUNNISON R BLW LEROUX CR 253 cfs 8.4 ft
GUNNISON RIVER NEAR GUNNISON 248 cfs 0.9 ft
MINNESOTA CREEK NEAR PAONIA 4 cfs ft
E FORK TERROR CR BLW COTTONWOOD STOMP NR BOWIE 0 cfs ft
EAST RIVER AT ALMONT CO. 95 cfs 2.6 ft
SURFACE CREEK AT CEDAREDGE 6 cfs 0.5 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER NEAR ASPEN 14 cfs 0.6 ft
TAYLOR RIVER AT ALMONT 135 cfs 1.5 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY 51 cfs 1.9 ft
COLORADO RIVER NEAR DOTSERO 816 cfs 2.1 ft
TOMICHI CREEK AT GUNNISON 112 cfs 1.2 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR 200 cfs 2.4 ft
HUBBARD CREEK ABOVE IRON POINT GULCH NR BOWIE 6 cfs ft
EAST RIVER BL CEMENT CREEK NR CRESTED BUTTE 98 cfs 0.7 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET 76 cfs 3.6 ft
COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1,310 cfs 3.8 ft
TERROR CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR BOWIE 2 cfs ft
CRYSTAL RIVER AB AVALANCHE C 60 cfs 0.7 ft
CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON 29 cfs 1.2 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS 388 cfs 1.5 ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
BISON LAKE 120" 1"
PARK RESERVOIR 141" 5"
BEAR RIVER 48" 0"
SPUD MOUNTAIN 133" 0"
HAYDEN COOP 40" -1"
UPPER RIO GRANDE 37" 0"
UPPER TAYLOR 75" 1"
UPPER SAN JUAN 134" 1"
WAGER GULCH 44" 0"
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 101" 0"
RIPPLE CREEK 115" 4"
WOLF CREEK SUMMIT 143" 1"
NORTH LOST TRAIL 95" 5"
MC CLURE PASS 84" 4"
BURRO MOUNTAIN 68" -1"
RABBIT EARS 88" 4"
CASCADE #2 65" 1"
IDARADO 67" 3"
TRAPPER LAKE 38" 0"
DRY LAKE 91" 4"
STUMP LAKES 98" 2"
MIDDLE CREEK 80" 0"
VALLECITO 96" 2"
MINERAL CREEK 65" 0"
MOLAS LAKE 93" 1"
BEARTOWN 99" 2"
LIZARD HEAD PASS 81" 2"
OVERLAND RES. 87" 2"
CROSHO 61" -59"
WEMINUCHE CREEK 95" -2"
SCHOFIELD PASS 146" 6"

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