Canyon Ferry Lake lake and shoreline

Canyon Ferry Lake Water Level

Officially Canyon Ferry Lake (Missouri River)

Montana

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Canyon Ferry Lake

Canyon Ferry Lake is currently 12.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 3784.8 feet.

3784.75 ft · Updated 2 days ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Current level

3,784.75ft

−12.25 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.05 ft

Previous readingOct 33,784.8 ft

7-day change

Down 0.31 ft

7-day trend: Falling

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.99 ft

31 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
3784.75 ft
24h
-0.05 ft
7d
-0.31 ft
30d
-1.99 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Canyon Ferry Lake is currently 3784.75 ft, 12.25 ft below its full pool. The lake has fallen 0.31 ft over the past 7 days and 1.99 ft over the past 30 days.

Canyon Ferry Lake Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

12.25 ft below full pool

Current level
3,784.75 ft
Full pool
3,797 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USBR

Reference levels

  • Full pool3,797 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally dry (D0), not official drought.

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Broadwater County, MT

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought no

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

No

Current conditions are classified as Abnormally Dry (D0), which is not considered official drought.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Broadwater County, MT

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 4, 20263,784.75-0.05
Oct 3, 20263,784.8-0.06
Oct 2, 20263,784.86-0.02
Oct 1, 20263,784.88-0.05
Sep 30, 20263,784.93-0.06
Sep 29, 20263,784.99-0.08
Sep 28, 20263,785.07+0.01

Common questions about Canyon Ferry Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Canyon Ferry Lake is 3,784.75 ft (updated 2 days ago). You can track the Canyon Ferry Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Canyon Ferry Lake is 3,797 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Canyon Ferry Lake lake level is falling — falling about 0.31 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Canyon Ferry Lake is currently 12.25 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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