Bear Creek Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Jefferson, Colorado · Bear Creek
5,544.74ft
1,690.04 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Bear Creek Reservoir is 13.26 ft below its full pool of 5,558.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has risen 0.44 ft in 7 days and risen 0.71 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 5,543.89 ft (Sep 2026) and the highest 5,607.79 ft (Sep 2013).
Bear Creek Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 5,551.99 ft | ▲ 7.25 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 5,557.02 ft | ▲ 12.28 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 5,558.11 ft | ▲ 13.37 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 5,555.13 ft | ▲ 10.39 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 5,557.59 ft | ▲ 12.85 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 5,552.77 ft | ▲ 8.03 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 5,555.53 ft | ▲ 10.79 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 5,555.21 ft | ▲ 10.47 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 5,558.94 ft | ▲ 14.20 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 5,554.56 ft | ▲ 9.82 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 5,607.79 ft on Sep 22, 2013
- Lowest
- 5,543.89 ft on Sep 17, 2026
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 5,558.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon76°F · Partly Sunny
Wind ESE 6 mph
Wind ESE 6 mph
Tonight53°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SSW 3 to 8 mph
Wind SSW 3 to 8 mph
Thursday76°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind SW 3 to 7 mph
Wind SW 3 to 7 mph
Thursday Night55°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind SW 8 mph
Wind SW 8 mph
Friday79°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SSW 8 to 18 mph
Wind SSW 8 to 18 mph
Friday Night47°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind WSW 1 to 13 mph
Wind WSW 1 to 13 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.