Deer Creek Reservoir lake and shoreline

Deer Creek Reservoir Water Level

Utah

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Deer Creek Reservoir is currently 37.1 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 5379.9 feet.

5379.90 ft · Updated 2 days ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

5,379.9ft

−37.10 ft vs full pool

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

No live elevation history

This lake has no public live pool gage, so Lake Insights cannot plot a water-level history. Published conservation or full-pool elevation may still appear in the panels below.

Level status

37.1 ft below full pool

Current level
5,379.9 ft
Full pool
5,417 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool5,417 ft

Watershed drought

Severe Drought

100% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Wasatch County, UT

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

100% 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 Wasatch County, UT

Daily level summary

Daily history updating

Daily rows will appear here as level summaries are recorded for this lake.

Common questions about Deer Creek Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Deer Creek Reservoir is 5,379.9 ft (updated 2 days ago). You can track the Deer Creek Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Deer Creek Reservoir is 5,417 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Deer Creek Reservoir is currently 37.10 ft below full pool.

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

Lake level glossary

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

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