Crystal Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Colorado
6,747.88ft
2,056.75 m · EGM96
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▲ 0.11 ft
7 days
▲ 0.73 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has risen 0.73 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 6,747.15 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 6,747.88 ft (Oct 2026).
Crystal Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 6,747.88 ft on Oct 19, 2026
- Lowest
- 6,747.15 ft on Oct 14, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 15,482 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 1,469 cfs (41.6 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Crystal Dam
- Height
- 323 ft
- Completed
- 1977
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 25,236 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 301 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Campgrounds near Crystal Reservoir
- East Portal Campground
- East Portal Campground
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison South Rim Campground
- Cimarron Campground
- Cimarron Campground (CO)
All 6 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon58°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind W 5 mph
Wind W 5 mph
Tonight37°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Wind SE 0 to 5 mph
Saturday59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Saturday Night37°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind ESE 5 to 10 mph
Wind ESE 5 to 10 mph
Sunday53°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SSW 0 to 5 mph
Wind SSW 0 to 5 mph
Sunday Night34°F · Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind S 0 to 5 mph
Wind S 0 to 5 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 25 min ago.