Water Depth
Reservoir depth can change with drawdowns and submerged slopes.

PERMISSION REQUIRED*
Gross Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Boulder, Colorado. The reported height is about 40 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Gross Reservoir as jumpable.
Overview
Gross Reservoir is a mountain reservoir with cold water and posted body-contact concerns. Treat this guide as a planning overview, then verify access, water level, landing depth, and exits at the site before considering a jump.
Quick Answer
Gross Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Boulder, Colorado. The reported height is about 40 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Gross Reservoir as jumpable.
Quick Answer
Gross Reservoir is a freshwater reservoir jump spot near Boulder, Colorado. The reported height is about 40 ft, but access and landing conditions must be verified on site.
Key Takeaway
PERMISSION REQUIRED: confirm legal access, depth, landing clearance, and a safe exit before treating Gross Reservoir as jumpable.
Conditions and planning notes
Reservoir depth can change with drawdowns and submerged slopes.
Check current reservoir rules, parking, water-contact restrictions, patrol activity, and shoreline closures.
Use legal trails, wear sturdy shoes, and scout the reservoir level and exit before approaching any ledge.
Restricted water contact, cold water, changing reservoir level, patrols, and hard exits are the main concerns.
Granite and reservoir rock can be steep, dusty, and slick near the water.
Scout with a partner, avoid jumping alone, and leave if restricted water contact, cold water, changing reservoir level, patrols, and hard exits are the main concerns.
Map location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
39.95838, -105.36409
Gross Reservoir sits around Boulder, Colorado, United States, putting this lake or reservoir spot in the orbit of Boulder and the broader Colorado area of United States. Use the saved coordinates and current map view as a starting point, then confirm the exact approach locally because cliff-jumping access can change around parks, private land, roads, shorelines, and water-management areas.
In northern or mountain climates, spring runoff and cold water can be as important as ledge height. Conditions are not static: rain, snowmelt, drought, changing water levels, current, and weekend crowding can all change what looks like the same jump from one visit to the next. Treat saved route notes as background, not as a present-day clearance to jump.
The main assumed risks include cold or changing lake levels, submerged shelves, boat traffic, difficult exits, and limited rescue access. Access should be treated as conditional until signs, land ownership, permits, and local rules are confirmed. Before anyone climbs to a ledge, inspect the landing zone from the water, identify the exit, look for submerged rocks or debris, and be willing to walk away if the depth, footing, legality, or rescue options are uncertain.
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