Reservoir · Colorado · United States · BOR RISE
Platoro Reservoir
Platoro Reservoir and Dam
41.6% full
Capacity
66 hm³
Volume stored
27 hm³
Coordinates
37.341°N, 106.564°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
41.6%vs 7 days ago
-0.1%losing
vs 1 year ago
-4.0%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
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: 2026-09-09.
Catchment Weather
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About Platoro Reservoir
As of September 9, 2026, Platoro Reservoir is filled to 41.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 27 hm³ of water out of a maximum 66 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 (-0.1 pts), and it is 4.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Platoro Reservoir — 1810 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 14.6% (September 22, 2021) to a high of 97.5% (June 27, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around April.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Colorado basin at 37.341°N, 106.564°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 41.6%
- Water stored
- 27 hm³
- Total capacity
- 66 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 4.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Colorado
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 37.341°N, 106.564°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 27 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 27 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 27 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 27 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 27 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 41.7% | 28 |