Turquoise Lake water level today
Reservoir in Colorado
9,833.27ft
2,997.18 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.01 ft
7 days
▼ 0.16 ft
30 days
–
What this means
The lake has fallen 0.16 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 9,832.88 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 9,833.50 ft (Oct 2026).
Turquoise Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 9,833.50 ft on Oct 10, 2026
- Lowest
- 9,832.88 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 69,948 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Sugar Loaf Dam
- Height
- 162 ft
- Completed
- 1968
- Purposes
- Irrigation; Recreation; Water Supply
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 129,398 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,788 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Turquoise Lake
2 ramps without a name, on the map: 12
2 ramps 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 Turquoise Lake
- Matchless
- Matchless Campground
- Silver Dollar
- Belle of Colorado
- Belle of Colorado Campground
All 15 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon55°F · Sunny
Wind SSW 10 to 15 mph
Wind SSW 10 to 15 mph
Tonight27°F · Mostly Clear
Wind WSW 0 to 5 mph
Wind WSW 0 to 5 mph
Saturday45°F · Chance Snow Showers
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Wind S 0 to 10 mph
Saturday Night28°F · Snow Showers Likely
Wind SSE 5 to 20 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 20 mph
Sunday46°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Snow Showers
Wind SSE 5 to 10 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 10 mph
Sunday Night24°F · Snow Showers Likely
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph
Wind SW 0 to 5 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 25 min ago.