Ridgway Reservoir lake and shoreline

Ridgway Reservoir Water Level

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Ridgway Reservoir is currently at a water-surface elevation of 6851.3 feet.

6851.27 ft · Updated 1 day ago · USACE SPK District

Current level

6,851.27ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 86,851.27 ft

7-day change

Down 1.39 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.39 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

6851 ft6852 ft6852 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
USACE SPK District

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Extreme Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Worsening

Watershed drought conditions

Ouray County, CO

Extreme Drought

Extreme Drought. Extreme drought conditions are present.. Trend: Worsening compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Worsening

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 Ouray County, CO

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    6,851.27 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    6,851.27 ft

    -1.39 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    6,852.66 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    6,852.66 ft

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Common questions about Ridgway Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Ridgway Reservoir is 6,851.27 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Ridgway Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Ridgway Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 1.39 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when USACE SPK District 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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