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Brownlee Reservoir Water Level

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Brownlee Reservoir is currently 20.8 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2056.2 feet.

2056.17 ft · Updated 21 hours ago · USACE NWW District

Current level

2,056.17ft

−20.83 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.11 ft

Previous readingSep 92,056.28 ft

7-day change

Down 0.24 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.24 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) MSL

2059 ft2067 ft2075 ftFULL POOL 2077.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

20.83 ft below full pool

Current level
2,056.17 ft
Full pool
2,077 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWW District

Reference levels

  • Full pool2,077 ft

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

95.2% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Washington County, ID

Severe Drought

Severe Drought. Severe drought conditions are present.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

95.2% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

Expected impacts

  • Lower stream inflows
  • Lake levels may decline faster
  • Vegetation is becoming drier
  • Minor increase in wildfire risk

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Washington County, ID

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    2,056.17 ft

    -0.11 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    2,056.28 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    2,056.28 ft

    +0.05 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    2,056.23 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    2,056.41 ft

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Common questions about Brownlee Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Brownlee Reservoir is 2,056.17 ft (updated 21 hours ago). You can track the Brownlee Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Brownlee Reservoir is 2,077 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Brownlee Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 0.24 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Brownlee Reservoir is currently 20.83 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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