Reservoir · Colorado · United States · BOR RISE
Ruedi Reservoir
Ruedi Reservoir and Dam
37.1% full
Capacity
126.28 hm³
Volume stored
47 hm³
Vs month average
55% of normal
Coordinates
39.364°N, 106.818°W
Last updated
2026-10-12
Current fill
37.1%vs 7 days ago
-1.2%losing
vs 1 year ago
-28.3%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
55%of normal
37.1% full on 2026-10-12, against an average of 67.8% for October across 6 years of readings (-30.7 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 6 October 2026
D4exceptional drought
The ground at Ruedi Reservoir's coordinates falls inside the D4 area of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Colorado drought figures →
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: 2026-10-12.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 39.364, -106.818 · Open in Google Maps
About Ruedi Reservoir
As of October 12, 2026, Ruedi Reservoir is filled to 37.1% of its total capacity, holding roughly 47 hm³ of water out of a maximum 126 hm³. At this level the reservoir is low.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-1.2 pts), and it is 28.3 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Ruedi Reservoir — 2040 data points between October 14, 2021 and October 12, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 37.1% (October 12, 2026) to a high of 99.8% (August 1, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around July and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Colorado basin at 39.364°N, 106.818°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 37.1%
- Water stored
- 47 hm³
- Total capacity
- 126 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 1.2 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 28.3 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Colorado
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 39.364°N, 106.818°W
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | 37.1% | 47 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 37.2% | 47 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 37.4% | 47 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 37.6% | 47 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 37.9% | 48 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 38.0% | 48 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 38.2% | 48 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 38.3% | 48 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 38.4% | 49 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 38.5% | 49 |
| 2 Oct 2026 | 38.5% | 49 |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 38.5% | 49 |