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Paonia Reservoir water level today

Reservoir in Gunnison, Colorado · Colorado River

6,386.90ft
1,946.73 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the date
24 hours
▲ 0.23 ft
7 days
▲ 3.12 ft
30 days
▲ 16.07 ft
Normal for Oct 21 ?
6,381.00 ft

What this means

It is higher than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 8 years on record.

The lake has risen 3.12 ft in 7 days and risen 16.07 ft in 30 days.

Since 1990, the lowest daily level was 6,358.18 ft (Sep 2012) and the highest 6,449.68 ft (May 1993).

Paonia Reservoir level chart

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

Same date in past years

DateLevelvs today
Oct 21, 20246,381.08 ft▼ 5.82 ft
Oct 21, 20236,382.11 ft▼ 4.79 ft
Oct 21, 20226,380.22 ft▼ 6.68 ft
Oct 21, 20206,382.88 ft▼ 4.02 ft
Oct 21, 20196,379.17 ft▼ 7.73 ft
Oct 21, 20186,386.24 ft▼ 0.66 ft
Oct 21, 20176,377.44 ft▼ 9.46 ft
Oct 21, 20166,359.02 ft▼ 27.88 ft

Records & details

Highest
6,449.68 ft on May 16, 1993
Lowest
6,358.18 ft on Sep 2, 2012
Records from
1990 (36 years of daily data)
Storage
1,081 acre-ft
Inflow
4.8 cfs (0.14 m³/s)
Outflow
4.8 cfs (0.14 m³/s)
Water temperature
Not measured here

What acre-feet and % full mean

Full history: yearly highs and lows, monthly averages →

Weather & wind

This Afternoon63°F · Rain Showers
Wind WSW 5 mph
Tonight45°F · Rain Showers
Wind ESE 5 to 10 mph
Thursday64°F · Rain Showers
Wind E 5 to 10 mph
Thursday Night42°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SE 5 to 15 mph
Friday59°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SW 5 to 10 mph
Friday Night36°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 0 mph

NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.

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