Reservoir · Colorado · United States · USACE CWMS
Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir
69.1% full
Capacity
17.22 hm³
Volume stored
12 hm³
Coordinates
39.651°N, 104.854°W
Last updated
2026-09-18
Current fill
69.1%vs 7 days ago
-0.8%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-18.
Catchment Weather
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About Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir
As of September 18, 2026, Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir is filled to 69.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 12 hm³ of water out of a maximum 17 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.8 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Cherry Creek Dam & Reservoir — 328 data points between September 19, 2021 and September 18, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 68.9% (September 3, 2026) to a high of 85.2% (March 22, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around April and at its lowest around August.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Colorado basin at 39.651°N, 104.854°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 69.1%
- Water stored
- 12 hm³
- Total capacity
- 17 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.8 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Colorado
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 39.651°N, 104.854°W
- Last updated
- September 18, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 2026 | 69.1% | 12 |
| 17 Sep 2026 | 69.1% | 12 |
| 16 Sep 2026 | 69.2% | 12 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 69.4% | 12 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 69.6% | 12 |
| 13 Sep 2026 | 69.6% | 12 |
| 12 Sep 2026 | 69.8% | 12 |
| 11 Sep 2026 | 69.9% | 12 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 70.0% | 12 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 70.1% | 12 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 69.9% | 12 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 69.6% | 12 |