Reservoir · Colorado · United States · BOR RISE
Crystal Reservoir
Crystal Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
61.0% full
Capacity
31.13 hm³
Volume stored
19 hm³
Coordinates
38.503°N, 107.618°W
Last updated
2026-10-07
Current fill
61.0%vs 7 days ago
+4.2%gaining
vs 1 year ago
+9.5%year-over-year
7-day trend
↑rising
Data source: BOR RISE — US Bureau of Reclamation — 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: 2026-10-07.
Catchment Weather
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About Crystal Reservoir
As of October 7, 2026, Crystal Reservoir is filled to 61.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 19 hm³ of water out of a maximum 31 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has risen by 4.2 percentage points, and it is 9.5 points above its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Crystal Reservoir — 1824 data points between October 10, 2021 and October 7, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 40.4% (February 29, 2024) to a high of 74.9% (June 27, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around October.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Colorado basin at 38.503°N, 107.618°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 61.0%
- Water stored
- 19 hm³
- Total capacity
- 31 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 4.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▲ 9.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Colorado
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 38.503°N, 107.618°W
- Last updated
- October 7, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 2026 | 61.0% | 19 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 60.9% | 19 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 19 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 59.3% | 18 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 59.0% | 18 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 57.9% | 18 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 58.0% | 18 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 56.8% | 18 |
| 29 Sep 2026 | 55.8% | 17 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 54.6% | 17 |
| 27 Sep 2026 | 54.1% | 17 |
| 26 Sep 2026 | 53.3% | 17 |