Water
storage levels
at
Ridgway Reservoir
are currently
66,899
acre-ft,
about
105% of normal.
The average for this time of year is approximately
63,616.43acre-ft.
Maximum recorded
Storage
since record keeping began in
1986
was
1990-06-11
when levels reached
84,912 acre-ft.
Lowest recorded
Storage
was
1986-10-27
when levels receded to
96 acre-ft.
View historical levels.
Ridgway Reservoir in Colorado was created in the 1980s as part of the Dallas Creek Project. It is located in the Uncompahgre River Valley and is fed by the Uncompahgre River and Dallas Creek. The reservoir has a capacity of 258,000 acre-feet and provides water for agriculture, as well as domestic and municipal use. Ridgway Reservoir also serves as a popular recreational destination for fishing, camping, boating, and hiking. The hydrology of the area is influenced by snowpack from the nearby San Juan Mountains, and surface flows from Dallas Creek and the Uncompahgre River. The reservoir is managed by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife to ensure both water management and recreation needs are met.
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