Chatfield Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Douglas, Colorado · South Platte River
5,431.80ft
1,655.61 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Chatfield Reservoir is 12.20 ft below its full pool of 5,444.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 22 in 3 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.05 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.42 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 5,411.18 ft (Jan 1991) and the highest 5,448.47 ft (Jun 2015).
Chatfield 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 22, 2025 | 5,435.33 ft | ▲ 3.53 ft |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 5,435.90 ft | ▲ 4.10 ft |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 5,441.55 ft | ▲ 9.75 ft |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 5,428.55 ft | ▼ 3.25 ft |
| Oct 22, 2021 | 5,431.58 ft | ▼ 0.22 ft |
| Oct 22, 2020 | 5,429.41 ft | ▼ 2.39 ft |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 5,427.32 ft | ▼ 4.48 ft |
| Oct 22, 2018 | 5,430.84 ft | ▼ 0.96 ft |
| Oct 22, 2017 | 5,429.14 ft | ▼ 2.66 ft |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 5,429.49 ft | ▼ 2.31 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 5,448.47 ft on Jun 20, 2015
- Lowest
- 5,411.18 ft on Jan 24, 1991
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 5,444.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Outflow
- 0.6 cfs (0.02 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight54°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind SSW 6 to 9 mph
Wind SSW 6 to 9 mph
Thursday77°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind SW 7 mph
Wind SW 7 mph
Thursday Night56°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind SSW 6 to 10 mph
Wind SSW 6 to 10 mph
Friday78°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SSW 10 to 21 mph
Wind SSW 10 to 21 mph
Friday Night48°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind WSW 2 to 13 mph
Wind WSW 2 to 13 mph
Saturday58°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Wind N 2 to 10 mph
Wind N 2 to 10 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 20 min ago.