RIFLE GAP RESERVOIR

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Rifle Gap Reservoir
Reservoir Levels

March 26 2023

5,190 acre-ft

+1.06% today
49% of normal • Very Low


Water storage at Rifle Gap Reservoir is currently 5,190 acre-ft, approximately 49% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 10,773.21acre-ft, plus or minus 2,926acre-ft.

Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 1990 was 2002-08-04 when levels reached 15,458 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 2022-10-27 when levels receded to 22.22 acre-ft.

Geolocation -107.758, 39.630
Elevation 5,943 ft
Storage 24hr Change 1.06%
Percent of Normal 49%
Minimum 22.22 acre-ft
2022-10-27
Maximum 15,458 acre-ft
2002-08-04
Average 10,773 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
TERROR CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR BOWIE 2 cfs ft
ELKHEAD CREEK ABOVE LONG GULCH 2 cfs 2.0 ft
WHITE RIVER BELOW MEEKER 339 cfs 4.6 ft
WHITE RIVER BELOW NORTH ELK CREEK NEAR BUFORD 279 cfs 2.2 ft
ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS 388 cfs 1.5 ft
N.F. GUNNISON R BLW LEROUX CR 253 cfs 8.4 ft
PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO 128 cfs 2.7 ft
GUNNISON RIVER AT DELTA 696 cfs 1.7 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET 76 cfs 3.6 ft
E FORK TERROR CR BLW COTTONWOOD STOMP NR BOWIE 0 cfs ft
ELKHEAD CREEK NEAR CRAIG 2 cfs 2.1 ft
WHITE R AB CROOKED WASH NR WHITE RIVER CITY 1,510 cfs ft
SMITH FORK NEAR LAZEAR 0 cfs 2.7 ft
MUDDY CREEK AT BARDINE -999 cfs 3.8 ft
WEST DIVIDE CREEK NEAR RAVEN 4 cfs 1.3 ft
YAMPA RIVER BELOW CRAIG 385 cfs 2.6 ft
SURFACE CREEK AT CEDAREDGE 6 cfs 0.5 ft
HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE 3 cfs 0.3 ft
NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR 222 cfs 3.3 ft
PICEANCE CREEK AT WHITE RIVER 30 cfs 2.4 ft
WHITE RIVER NEAR MEEKER 281 cfs 2.5 ft
COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO 1,540 cfs 3.8 ft
COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1,310 cfs 3.8 ft
WHITE RIVER ABOVE COAL CREEK 254 cfs 1.8 ft
YELLOW CREEK NEAR WHITE RIVER 3 cfs 5.2 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA 82 cfs 1.0 ft
PICEANCE CREEK BL RYAN GULCH 21 cfs 4.3 ft
COLO RIVER BLW GRD VALLEY DIV NR PALISADE CO 1,670 cfs 4.4 ft
BIG CREEK AT UPPER STATION 7 cfs 1.2 ft
CRYSTAL RIVER AB AVALANCHE C 60 cfs 0.7 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT DELTA 324 cfs 3.5 ft
MINNESOTA CREEK NEAR PAONIA 4 cfs ft
YAMPA RIVER ABOVE ELKHEAD CREEK NEAR HAYDEN 157 cfs 2.1 ft
YAMPA RIVER NEAR MAYBELL 355 cfs 1.3 ft
SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE 9 cfs 2.3 ft
HUBBARD CREEK ABOVE IRON POINT GULCH NR BOWIE 6 cfs ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
PARK RESERVOIR 141" 5"
MC CLURE PASS 84" 4"
HAYDEN COOP 40" -1"
DIVIDE PEAK 83" 2"
SANDSTONE RS 75" 0"
IDARADO 67" 3"
OVERLAND RES. 87" 2"
COLUMBINE PASS 116" 0"
TRAPPER LAKE 38" 0"
BURRO MOUNTAIN 68" -1"
NORTH LOST TRAIL 95" 5"
BATTLE MOUNTAIN 64" -1"
MESA LAKES 90" 3"
RIPPLE CREEK 115" 4"
BISON LAKE 120" 1"

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