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Pueblo Reservoir Water Level

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Pueblo Reservoir is currently 21.0 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 4859.0 feet.

4858.97 ft · Updated 2 hours ago · USACE SPA District

Current level

4,858.97ft

−21.03 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 94,859.02 ft

7-day change

Down 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.01 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

4861 ft4869 ft4878 ftFULL POOL 4880.00 ftSep 8Sep 11

Level status

21.03 ft below full pool

Current level
4,858.97 ft
Full pool
4,880 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE SPA District

Reference levels

  • Full pool4,880 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Pueblo County, CO

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. 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

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    4,859.02 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    4,859.02 ft

    +0.03 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    4,858.99 ft

    -0.04 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    4,859.03 ft

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Common questions about Pueblo Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Pueblo Reservoir is 4,858.97 ft (updated 2 hours ago). You can track the Pueblo Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Pueblo Reservoir is 4,880 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Pueblo Reservoir lake level is falling. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Pueblo Reservoir is currently 21.03 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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