Reservoir · Colorado · United States · BOR RISE
Turquoise Lake
Turquoise Lake and Sugar Loaf Dam
61.6% full
Capacity
159.61 hm³
Volume stored
98 hm³
Coordinates
39.253°N, 106.374°W
Last updated
2026-09-09
Current fill
61.6%vs 7 days ago
-0.3%losing
vs 1 year ago
-16.0%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
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Turquoise Lake
As of September 9, 2026, Turquoise Lake is filled to 61.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 98 hm³ of water out of a maximum 160 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 (-0.3 pts), and it is 16.0 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Turquoise Lake — 2039 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 9, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 31.4% (April 2, 2022) to a high of 96.2% (July 2, 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 39.253°N, 106.374°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 61.6%
- Water stored
- 98 hm³
- Total capacity
- 160 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.3 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 16.0 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Colorado
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 39.253°N, 106.374°W
- Last updated
- September 9, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | 61.6% | 98 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 61.6% | 98 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 61.7% | 98 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 61.7% | 98 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 61.8% | 99 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 61.7% | 99 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 61.8% | 99 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 61.9% | 99 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 62.1% | 99 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 62.3% | 99 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 62.4% | 100 |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 62.6% | 100 |