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Ruedi Reservoir water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

7,681.76ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−54.0 ft
24 hours−0.47 ft
7 days−1.7 ft
30 days−6.8 ft

Is Ruedi Reservoir low right now?

Ruedi Reservoir was at 7,681.76 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 54.01 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.24 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
7,6757,6997,7247,7487,772NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Ruedi Reservoir on Oct 9 in past years

20257,726.2−44.4
20247,742.5−60.7
20237,744.9−63.1
20227,730.0−48.3
20217,715.7−33.9
20207,726.8−45.0

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 97,681.76−0.47
Oct 87,682.23−0.33
Oct 77,682.56−0.26
Oct 67,682.82−0.26
Oct 57,683.08−0.20
Oct 47,683.28−0.06
Oct 37,683.34−0.08
Oct 27,683.42−0.04
Oct 17,683.46+0.03
Sep 307,683.43−0.18
Sep 297,683.61−0.30
Sep 287,683.91−0.45
Sep 277,684.36−0.35
Sep 267,684.71−0.22

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Ruedi Reservoir

10-year range
0.0 ft (July 21, 2021) to 7,765.8 ft (August 1, 2023)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Ruedi Reservoir and Dam

Lakes near Ruedi Reservoir

Questions

Is Ruedi Reservoir low right now?

Ruedi Reservoir was at 7,681.76 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 54.01 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.24 ft a day.

How often is the Ruedi Reservoir level updated?

The operator reports once a day, a day or two behind. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Ruedi Reservoir and Dam ). Readings are provisional and can be revised.