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Lake Mohave Water Level

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Lake Mohave is currently 6.7 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 640.3 feet.

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

Current level

640.29ft

−6.71 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.17 ft

Previous readingSep 8640.12 ft

7-day change

Down 0.13 ft

7-day trend: Falling

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 0.13 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

641 ft644 ft646 ftFULL POOL 647.00 ftSep 7Sep 10

Level status

6.71 ft below full pool

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

Reference levels

  • Full pool647 ft

Watershed drought

Moderate Drought

96.5% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Watershed drought conditions

Mohave County, AZ

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

96.5% 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 Mohave County, AZ

Daily level summary

  • Sep 9, 2026

    640.29 ft

    +0.17 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    640.12 ft

    -0.1 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    640.22 ft

    -0.2 ft

  • Sep 6, 2026

    640.42 ft

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Common questions about Lake Mohave’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Mohave is 640.29 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Mohave lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Mohave is 647 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Lake Mohave lake level is falling — falling about 0.13 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Mohave is currently 6.71 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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