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Jackson Lake Water Level

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Jackson Lake is currently 22.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 6736.8 feet.

6736.76 ft · Updated 22 hours ago · USACE NWW District

Current level

6,736.76ft

−22.24 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 0.50 ft

Previous readingSep 96,737.26 ft

7-day change

Down 1.98 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 1.98 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

6739 ft6748 ft6756 ftFULL POOL 6759.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

22.24 ft below full pool

Current level
6,736.76 ft
Full pool
6,759 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWW District

Reference levels

  • Full pool6,759 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Teton County, WY

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. Moderate drought is affecting the watershed.. 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

  • Stream inflows may run below normal
  • Lake levels can decline faster between rain events
  • Vegetation stress may increase over time

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

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    6,736.76 ft

    -0.5 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    6,737.26 ft

    -0.52 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    6,737.78 ft

    -0.49 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    6,738.27 ft

    -0.47 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    6,738.74 ft

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Common questions about Jackson Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Jackson Lake is 6,736.76 ft (updated 22 hours ago). You can track the Jackson Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Jackson Lake is 6,759 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Jackson Lake lake level is falling — falling about 1.98 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Jackson Lake is currently 22.24 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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