Lucky Peak Lake lake and shoreline

Lucky Peak Lake Water Level

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Lucky Peak Lake is currently 67.3 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2987.7 feet.

2987.72 ft · Updated 21 hours ago · USACE NWW District

Current level

2,987.72ft

−67.28 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Down 2.55 ft

Previous readingSep 92,990.27 ft

7-day change

Down 9.00 ft

7-day trend: Falling

5 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 9.00 ft

5 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

2996 ft3021 ft3047 ftFULL POOL 3055.00 ftSep 7Sep 11

Level status

67.28 ft below full pool

Current level
2,987.72 ft
Full pool
3,055 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
USACE NWW District

Reference levels

  • Full pool3,055 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

68.2% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Ada County, ID

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

68.2% 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 Ada County, ID

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    2,987.72 ft

    -2.55 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    2,990.27 ft

    -2.29 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    2,992.56 ft

    -2.07 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    2,994.63 ft

    -2.09 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    2,996.72 ft

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Common questions about Lucky Peak Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Lucky Peak Lake is 2,987.72 ft (updated 21 hours ago). You can track the Lucky Peak Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lucky Peak Lake is 3,055 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lucky Peak Lake lake level is falling — falling about 9.00 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lucky Peak Lake is currently 67.28 ft below full pool.

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

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