Calamus Reservoir lake and shoreline

Calamus Reservoir Water Level

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Calamus Reservoir is currently 10.4 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2233.6 feet.

2233.56 ft · Updated 2 days ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

2,233.56ft

−10.44 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.18 ft

Previous readingSep 82,233.74 ft

7-day change

Down 0.44 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.44 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

2235 ft2239 ft2243 ftFULL POOL 2244.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

10.44 ft below full pool

Current level
2,233.56 ft
Full pool
2,244 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool2,244 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

11.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Garfield County, NE

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

11.4% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    2,233.56 ft

    -0.18 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    2,233.74 ft

    -0.13 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    2,233.87 ft

    -0.13 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    2,234 ft

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Common questions about Calamus Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Calamus Reservoir is 2,233.56 ft (updated 2 days ago). You can track the Calamus Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Calamus Reservoir is 2,244 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Calamus Reservoir lake level is falling — falling about 0.44 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Calamus Reservoir is currently 10.44 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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