Colorado · Bureau of Reclamation (Silver Jack Dam)

Silver Jack Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Silver Jack Reservoir's own seasonal history.

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Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of September 30, 2026

8855.58 ft NGVD29

level Reading is on the low side for late September.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 09125800) and updates live when you load this page.


Silver Jack Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1990–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

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Median and normal range by day of year, 1990–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

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  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2025 (last year)
  • 1996 (wettest on record)
  • 2013 (driest on record)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool not published by the operator
Gauge USGS gauge 09125800 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29
Last verified August 20, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

What is the lake level for Silver Jack Reservoir today?

Silver Jack Reservoir is at 8855.58 ft (NGVD29) as of September 30, 2026 — Reading is on the low side for late September.

Is Silver Jack Reservoir full?

Bureau of Reclamation (Silver Jack Dam) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Silver Jack Reservoir, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Silver Jack Reservoir?

Bureau of Reclamation (Silver Jack Dam) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Silver Jack Reservoir. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.