Fruitgrowers Reservoir

Name: Fruitgrowers Reservoir (Colorado) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Colorado · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 5,463.9–5,483.7 ft.

Water level · NAVD88

5,467.35FT

Storage 207 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +1.91 ft30 days +2.86 ftvs last year −0.27 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:24 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Storms in the forecast

Light wind, 49% chance of rain

Wind0 to 5 mph

Rain49%

Temp56°F

Level5,467.4 ft

This AfternoonSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms · 56°F
W 0 to 5 mph · rain 49%

TonightChance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog · 38°F
NE 0 to 5 mph · rain 27%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

As of Oct 24, 2026, Fruitgrowers Reservoir stood at 5,467.35 (NAVD88) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 207 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+1.91 ft), and it is +2.86 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (5,467.62 ft), the lake is 0.27 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Fruitgrowers Reservoir and Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	207 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Fruitgrowers Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NAVD88)
Gauge location	38.8267, -107.9543

Nearby lakes

Crawford21 mi SE6,494.78 ft+4.78 ft Vega Reservoir29 mi N7,933.22 ft+5.98 ft Crystal Reservoir29 mi SE6,748.83 ft+1.12 ft Paonia Reservoir33 mi E6,377.65 ft+0.01 ft Morrow Point Reservoir36 mi SE7,150.34 ft+0.62 ft

Common questions

Is Fruitgrowers Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +1.91 ft and over 30 days +2.86 ft.

How full is Fruitgrowers Reservoir?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation; provisional and subject to revision. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.