RIDGWAY RESERVOIR

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Ridgway Reservoir
Reservoir Levels

March 26 2023

69,078 acre-ft

-0.53% today
105% of normal • Normal


Water storage at Ridgway Reservoir is currently 69,078 acre-ft, approximately 105% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 65,221.86acre-ft, plus or minus 14,092acre-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.

Geolocation -107.759, 38.236
Elevation 6,861 ft
Storage 24hr Change -0.53%
Percent of Normal 105%
Minimum 96 acre-ft
1986-10-27
Maximum 84,912 acre-ft
1990-06-11
Average 65,222 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
LAKE FORK AT GATEVIEW 85 cfs 1.8 ft
ANIMAS RIVER ABOVE TACOMA 104 cfs 2.8 ft
LAKE FORK BLW LAKE SAN CRISTOBAL NR LAKE CITY 12 cfs 3.9 ft
VALLECITO CREEK NEAR BAYFIELD 33 cfs 0.9 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR RIDGWAY 51 cfs 1.9 ft
SOUTH FORK SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR OPHIR 16 cfs 1.4 ft
ANIMAS RIVER AT HOWARDSVILLE 15 cfs 0.6 ft
SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE 9 cfs 2.3 ft
SMITH FORK NEAR LAZEAR 0 cfs 2.7 ft
RIO GRANDE AT THIRTYMILE BRIDGE 2 cfs 0.6 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BELOW RIDGWAY RESERVOIR 200 cfs 2.4 ft
N.F. GUNNISON R BLW LEROUX CR 253 cfs 8.4 ft
CEMENT CREEK AT SILVERTON 11 cfs 0.8 ft
CIMARRON RIVER BL SQUAW CREEK 35 cfs 7.8 ft
FLORIDA R BL FLOR FARMERS DITCH 28 cfs 2.0 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER NEAR OURAY 26 cfs 0.6 ft
MINERAL CREEK AT SILVERTON 31 cfs 7.7 ft
NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR 222 cfs 3.3 ft
BIG CREEK AT UPPER STATION 7 cfs 1.2 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA 82 cfs 1.0 ft
LA PLATA RIVER AT HESPERUS 8 cfs 3.3 ft
COLO RIVER BLW GRD VALLEY DIV NR PALISADE CO 1,670 cfs 4.4 ft
DALLAS CREEK NEAR RIDGWAY 19 cfs 2.6 ft
HUBBARD CREEK ABOVE IRON POINT GULCH NR BOWIE 6 cfs ft
GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL 344 cfs 1.9 ft
SAN MIGUEL RIVER NEAR PLACERVILLE 55 cfs 3.9 ft
PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO 128 cfs 2.7 ft
HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE 3 cfs 0.3 ft
DOLORES RIVER BELOW RICO 19 cfs 1.4 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT COLONA 238 cfs 4.2 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET 76 cfs 3.6 ft
ANIMAS RIVER AT DURANGO 213 cfs 2.3 ft
MINNESOTA CREEK NEAR PAONIA 4 cfs ft
ANIMAS RIVER BELOW SILVERTON 67 cfs 1.2 ft
NORTH CLEAR CREEK BL CONTINENTAL RESERVOIR 3 cfs 1.3 ft
ANIMAS RIVER AT SILVERTON 33 cfs 0.8 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT DELTA 324 cfs 3.5 ft
SURFACE CREEK AT CEDAREDGE 6 cfs 0.5 ft
E FORK TERROR CR BLW COTTONWOOD STOMP NR BOWIE 0 cfs ft
CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON 29 cfs 1.2 ft
GUNNISON RIVER AT DELTA 696 cfs 1.7 ft
TERROR CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR BOWIE 2 cfs ft
MUDDY CREEK AT BARDINE -999 cfs 3.8 ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
UPPER RIO GRANDE 37" 0"
MOLAS LAKE 93" 1"
BURRO MOUNTAIN 68" -1"
BEARTOWN 99" 2"
COLUMBUS BASIN 130" 8"
NORTH LOST TRAIL 95" 5"
MINERAL CREEK 65" 0"
SCOTCH CREEK 74" 1"
COLUMBINE PASS 116" 0"
MESA LAKES 90" 3"
WAGER GULCH 44" 0"
LONE CONE 85" 2"
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 101" 0"
CASCADE #2 65" 1"
SHARKSTOOTH 109" 4"
BISON LAKE 120" 1"
SPUD MOUNTAIN 133" 0"
WEMINUCHE CREEK 95" -2"
BLACK MESA 112" 3"
MANCOS 82" 5"
VALLECITO 96" 2"
IDARADO 67" 3"
PARK RESERVOIR 141" 5"
STUMP LAKES 98" 2"
MC CLURE PASS 84" 4"
LIZARD HEAD PASS 81" 2"
OVERLAND RES. 87" 2"
EL DIENTE PEAK 89" 2"

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