Keechelus Lake lake and shoreline

Keechelus Lake Water Level

Washington

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Keechelus Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 2400.0 feet.

2400.00 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

2,400ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

No meaningful change

Previous readingSep 82,400 ft

7-day change

No meaningful change

7-day trend: Stable

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

No meaningful change

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

2400 ft2400 ft2400 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

Summary updating

This comparison needs the current level and full pool. We use the live feed when present, otherwise the latest daily summary when it includes a pool comparison.

DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Water-surface elevation (ft)
Elevation reference
Not available
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

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

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Kittitas County, WA

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 Kittitas County, WA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    2,400 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    2,400 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    2,400 ft

    0 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    2,400 ft

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Common questions about Keechelus Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Keechelus Lake is 2,400 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Keechelus Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Over the past seven days the Keechelus Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • 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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