Country: USA

Mount Elbert Forebay Reservoir water level today

Reservoir in Colorado

9,612.89ft
2,930.01 m
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▲ 0.01 ft
7 days
▼ 1.35 ft
30 days
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What this means

The lake has fallen 1.35 ft in 7 days.

Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 9,612.88 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 9,625.79 ft (Oct 2026).

Mount Elbert Forebay Reservoir level chart

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Measured Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)

Records & details

Highest
9,625.79 ft on Oct 7, 2026
Lowest
9,612.88 ft on Oct 20, 2026
Records from
2026 (0 years of daily data)
Storage
3,438 acre-ft
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Campgrounds near Mount Elbert Forebay Reservoir

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Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.

Weather & wind

This Afternoon54°F · Sunny
Wind SSW 10 mph
Tonight28°F · Mostly Clear
Wind WSW 0 to 5 mph
Saturday44°F · Rain And Snow Showers Likely
Wind SSE 0 to 10 mph
Saturday Night28°F · Snow Showers
Wind SE 5 to 15 mph
Sunday45°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Rain And Snow Showers
Wind SSE 0 to 10 mph
Sunday Night23°F · Slight Chance T-storms
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 25 min ago.

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