Reservoir · Colorado · United States · USACE CWMS
Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir
68.8% full
Capacity
17.22 hm³
Volume stored
12 hm³
Vs month average
85% of normal
Reported
October 2, 2026
Current fill
68.8%vs 7 days ago
Stale7-day trend
StaleDrought context
Colorado drought →Storage vs October average
85%of normal
68.8% now · 80.5% average (2 yrs)
U.S. Drought Monitor
D2Severe drought
Week of 3 November 2026
Drought figures describe the ground around the reservoir, not its storage. Sources: U.S. Drought Monitor.
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-02.
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About Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir
As of October 2, 2026, Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir is filled to 68.8% of its total capacity, holding 11.84 hm³ of water out of a maximum 17.22 hm³. The reading is past the freshness window, so it is shown as stale.
The 7-day change is not shown, because the latest reading is past the freshness window.
Across the readings we hold for Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir — 328 data points between October 3, 2021 and October 2, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 68.8% (October 2, 2026) to a high of 85.2% (March 22, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It is at 39.651°N, 104.854°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 68.8% of total capacity
- Water stored
- 11.84 hm³
- Total capacity
- 17.22 hm³
- 7-day change
- Stale
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 39.651°N, 104.854°W
- Last updated
- October 2, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | 68.8% | 11.84 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 68.9% | 11.86 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 69.2% | 11.91 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 69.3% | 11.94 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 70.5% | 12.14 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 71.9% | 12.38 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 73.2% | 12.6 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | 74.3% | 12.79 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | 74.7% | 12.86 |
| 23 Sep 2026 | 73.5% | 12.66 |
| 22 Sep 2026 | 71.4% | 12.3 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 70.3% | 12.11 |