Shadow Mountain Reservoir

RESERVOIR REPORT

16,942 acre-ft

Water storage levels at Shadow Mountain Reservoir are currently 16,942 acre-ft, about 99% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 17,166.45acre-ft. Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 2005 was 2006-07-10 when levels reached 18,074.6 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 2008-06-12 when levels receded to 75.859 acre-ft. View historical levels.

Shadow Mountain Reservoir is a man-made lake in Grand County, Colorado, created in 1947 by the construction of a dam on the Colorado River. It has a capacity of 33,000 acre-feet and is used for hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, and recreational activities. The reservoir is fed by snowpack in the surrounding mountains and surface flows from the Colorado River and its tributaries. The Colorado-Big Thompson Project and the Windy Gap Project are the primary surface flow and snowpack providers to the reservoir. The water from Shadow Mountain Reservoir is used for irrigation of crops such as hay and potatoes in the surrounding farmland. Recreational activities such as fishing, boating, and camping are popular in the area.