Vega Reservoir water level today
Lake in Mesa County, Colorado
7,928.18ft
2,416.51 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateSteady
What this means
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has risen 1.67 ft in 7 days and risen 1.79 ft in 30 days.
Since 2003, the lowest daily level was 7,926.04 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 7,986.28 ft (May 2006).
Vega Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 7,939.92 ft | ▲ 11.74 ft |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 7,949.84 ft | ▲ 21.66 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 7,957.43 ft | ▲ 29.25 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 7,941.41 ft | ▲ 13.23 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 7,932.64 ft | ▲ 4.46 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 7,932.14 ft | ▲ 3.96 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 7,956.28 ft | ▲ 28.10 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 7,933.75 ft | ▲ 5.57 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 7,948.07 ft | ▲ 19.89 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 7,945.72 ft | ▲ 17.54 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 7,986.28 ft on May 16, 2006
- Lowest
- 7,926.04 ft on Oct 10, 2026
- Records from
- 2003 (23 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 3,305 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon55°F · Rain Showers
Wind S 5 mph
Wind S 5 mph
Tonight46°F · Rain Showers
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Thursday55°F · Rain Showers
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Wind SE 5 to 10 mph
Thursday Night46°F · Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SSE 10 mph
Wind SSE 10 mph
Friday51°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind SW 5 to 20 mph
Wind SW 5 to 20 mph
Friday Night39°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SSE 0 to 5 mph
Wind SSE 0 to 5 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 13 min ago.