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Wolford Mountain Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Wolford Mountain Reservoir's own seasonal history.

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Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 19, 2026

7452.91 ft NGVD29

level Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 09041395) and updates live when you load this page.


Wolford Mountain Reservoir through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2000–2026. 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, 2000–2026 · 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)
  • 2011 (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 09041395 · 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

How full is Wolford Mountain Reservoir right now?

Wolford Mountain Reservoir is at 7452.91 ft (NGVD29) as of August 19, 2026 — Reading is unusually low for mid-August.

Is Wolford Mountain Reservoir full?

Colorado River Water Conservation District doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Wolford Mountain Reservoir, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.

What is full pool for Wolford Mountain Reservoir?

Colorado River Water Conservation District doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Wolford Mountain Reservoir. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.