Lake Estes water level today
Reservoir in Colorado
7,470.14ft
2,276.90 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.38 ft
7 days
▼ 1.73 ft
30 days
–
What this means
The lake has fallen 1.73 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 7,470.14 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 7,473.34 ft (Oct 2026).
Lake Estes level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 7,473.34 ft on Oct 16, 2026
- Lowest
- 7,470.14 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 1,830 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Olympus Dam
- Height
- 70 ft
- Completed
- 1949
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 3,068 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 185 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Lake Estes
1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1
1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Colorado boat ramps →
Campgrounds near Lake Estes
- Rocky Mountain National Park Aspenglen Campground
- Rocky Mountain National Park Moraine Park Campground
- Rocky Mountain National Park Glacier Basin Campground
- Rocky Mountain National Park Longs Peak Campground
- Meeker Park Overflow Campground
All 5 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon66°F · Sunny
Wind WSW 10 mph
Wind WSW 10 mph
Tonight38°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind WSW 2 to 10 mph
Wind WSW 2 to 10 mph
Saturday46°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind SE 2 to 12 mph
Wind SE 2 to 12 mph
Saturday Night31°F · Chance Rain And Snow Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wind SE 0 to 6 mph
Wind SE 0 to 6 mph
Sunday51°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Wind ENE 0 to 7 mph
Wind ENE 0 to 7 mph
Sunday Night34°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind NE 0 to 3 mph
Wind NE 0 to 3 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.