Grand Lake lake and shoreline

Grand Lake Water Level

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Grand Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 8366.6 feet.

8366.60 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

8,366.6ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

Up 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 88,366.59 ft

7-day change

Up 0.14 ft

7-day trend: Rising

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.14 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

8366 ft8367 ft8367 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Exceptional Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Grand County, CO

Exceptional Drought

Exceptional Drought. Exceptional drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

100% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Significantly reduced stream inflows
  • Lake levels may fall quickly without heavy rain
  • Dry vegetation and elevated wildfire risk
  • Water use restrictions may apply nearby

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Grand County, CO

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    8,366.6 ft

    +0.01 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    8,366.59 ft

    +0.06 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    8,366.53 ft

    +0.07 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    8,366.46 ft

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Common questions about Grand Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Grand Lake is 8,366.6 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Grand Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Grand Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.14 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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