VEGA RESERVOIR

Capacity • Weather • Hydrology

Vega Reservoir
Reservoir Levels

March 26 2023

11,048 acre-ft

+0.32% today
83% of normal • Low


Water storage at Vega Reservoir is currently 11,048 acre-ft, approximately 83% of normal. The average for this time of year is approximately 13,358.1acre-ft, plus or minus 5,066acre-ft.

Maximum recorded Storage since record keeping began in 1974 was 2000-06-16 when levels reached 39,608 acre-ft. Lowest recorded Storage was 2001-02-14 when levels receded to 54 acre-ft.

Geolocation -107.800, 39.222
Elevation 7,986 ft
Storage 24hr Change 0.32%
Percent of Normal 83%
Minimum 54 acre-ft
2001-02-14
Maximum 39,608 acre-ft
2000-06-16
Average 13,358 acre-ft

Peak Water Storage

Maximum storage by year

Seasonal Comparison

Year over year storage

Area Snowpack and Streamflow

Location Streamflow Stage
YELLOW CREEK NEAR WHITE RIVER 3 cfs 5.2 ft
HUBBARD CREEK ABOVE IRON POINT GULCH NR BOWIE 6 cfs ft
NORTH FK GUNNISON RIVER ABOVE MOUTH NR LAZEAR 222 cfs 3.3 ft
SURFACE CREEK NEAR CEDAREDGE 9 cfs 2.3 ft
E FORK TERROR CR BLW COTTONWOOD STOMP NR BOWIE 0 cfs ft
PLATEAU CREEK NEAR CAMEO 128 cfs 2.7 ft
SURFACE CREEK AT CEDAREDGE 6 cfs 0.5 ft
N.F. GUNNISON R BLW LEROUX CR 253 cfs 8.4 ft
COLORADO RIVER NEAR CAMEO 1,540 cfs 3.8 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT DELTA 324 cfs 3.5 ft
MUDDY CREEK AT BARDINE -999 cfs 3.8 ft
MINNESOTA CREEK NEAR PAONIA 4 cfs ft
WEST DIVIDE CREEK NEAR RAVEN 4 cfs 1.3 ft
SMITH FORK NEAR LAZEAR 0 cfs 2.7 ft
BIG CREEK AT UPPER STATION 7 cfs 1.2 ft
LAKE FORK AT GATEVIEW 85 cfs 1.8 ft
WHITE RIVER BELOW NORTH ELK CREEK NEAR BUFORD 279 cfs 2.2 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER BELOW PAONIA 82 cfs 1.0 ft
COLO RIVER BLW GRD VALLEY DIV NR PALISADE CO 1,670 cfs 4.4 ft
PICEANCE CREEK AT WHITE RIVER 30 cfs 2.4 ft
WHITE RIVER ABOVE COAL CREEK 254 cfs 1.8 ft
WHITE R AB CROOKED WASH NR WHITE RIVER CITY 1,510 cfs ft
ROARING FORK RIVER AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS 388 cfs 1.5 ft
GUNNISON RIVER BELOW GUNNISON TUNNEL 344 cfs 1.9 ft
NORTH FORK GUNNISON RIVER NEAR SOMERSET 76 cfs 3.6 ft
HUBBARD CREEK AT HIGHWAY 133 AT MOUTH NR BOWIE 3 cfs 0.3 ft
CIMARRON RIVER BL SQUAW CREEK 35 cfs 7.8 ft
WHITE RIVER BELOW MEEKER 339 cfs 4.6 ft
TERROR CREEK AT MOUTH NEAR BOWIE 2 cfs ft
CRYSTAL RIVER AB AVALANCHE C 60 cfs 0.7 ft
GUNNISON RIVER AT DELTA 696 cfs 1.7 ft
PICEANCE CREEK BL RYAN GULCH 21 cfs 4.3 ft
UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER AT COLONA 238 cfs 4.2 ft
WHITE RIVER NEAR MEEKER 281 cfs 2.5 ft
COLORADO RIVER BELOW GLENWOOD SPRINGS 1,310 cfs 3.8 ft
CIMARRON RIVER NEAR CIMARRON 29 cfs 1.2 ft
Location Snowpack 24hr Change
LIZARD HEAD PASS 81" 2"
MOLAS LAKE 93" 1"
BLACK MESA 112" 3"
MC CLURE PASS 84" 4"
COLUMBINE PASS 116" 0"
LONE CONE 85" 2"
TRAPPER LAKE 38" 0"
HAYDEN COOP 40" -1"
OVERLAND RES. 87" 2"
UPPER RIO GRANDE 37" 0"
SCOTCH CREEK 74" 1"
WAGER GULCH 44" 0"
RIPPLE CREEK 115" 4"
IDARADO 67" 3"
MINERAL CREEK 65" 0"
SPUD MOUNTAIN 133" 0"
PARK RESERVOIR 141" 5"
BISON LAKE 120" 1"
WEMINUCHE CREEK 95" -2"
BEARTOWN 99" 2"
MESA LAKES 90" 3"
EL DIENTE PEAK 89" 2"
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 101" 0"
SHARKSTOOTH 109" 4"
CASCADE #2 65" 1"
BURRO MOUNTAIN 68" -1"

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