Carter Lake Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Colorado
5,707.79ft
1,739.73 m
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.30 ft
7 days
▼ 2.84 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has fallen 2.84 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 5,707.79 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 5,713.82 ft (Oct 2026).
Carter Lake Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 5,713.82 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Lowest
- 5,707.79 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 59,180 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Carter Lake Dam 1
- Height
- 214 ft
- Completed
- 1952
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Water Supply
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 112,228 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,551 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Carter Lake Reservoir
1 more ramps without a name, on the map: 1
3 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Colorado boat ramps →
Weather & wind
This Afternoon75°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind WSW 7 to 10 mph
Wind WSW 7 to 10 mph
Tonight45°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind WNW 2 to 12 mph
Wind WNW 2 to 12 mph
Saturday52°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind E 2 to 9 mph
Wind E 2 to 9 mph
Saturday Night37°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Sunday53°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind ENE 0 to 5 mph
Wind ENE 0 to 5 mph
Sunday Night39°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind NNE 0 to 3 mph
Wind NNE 0 to 3 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 25 min ago.