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Lake Powell Water Level

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Lake Powell

Lake Powell is currently 161.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 3538.8 feet.

3538.84 ft · Updated 1 day ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

3,538.84ft

−161.16 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.28 ft

Previous readingNov 73,538.56 ft

7-day change

Up 6.42 ft

7-day trend: Rising

7 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 19.96 ft

26 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
3538.84 ft
24h
+0.28 ft
7d
+6.42 ft
30d
+19.96 ft

Elevation (ft) MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Lake Powell is currently 3538.84 ft, 161.16 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 6.42 ft over the past 7 days and 19.96 ft over the past 30 days.

Lake Powell Level Details

Reference elevations, recent daily readings, data sources, and answers to common questions.

Conditions & Reference

Level status

161.16 ft below full pool

Current level
3,538.84 ft
Full pool
3,700 ft
DatumVertical reference for published pool and stage elevations at this lake (from the lake catalog).
Not available
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

  • Full pool3,700 ft

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

14.5% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

San Juan County, UT

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of San Juan County, UT is Abnormally Dry (D0). 14.5% of the county is still in Moderate Drought or worse (D1–D4), which the U.S. Drought Monitor treats as official drought. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

14.5% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Nov 3, 2026. Updated weekly. Official drought means U.S. Drought Monitor categories D1–D4 (Moderate through Exceptional). Abnormally Dry (D0) is not counted as official drought. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for San Juan County, UT

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Nov 8, 20263,538.84+0.28
Nov 7, 20263,538.56+0.45
Nov 6, 20263,538.11+2.22
Nov 4, 20263,535.89+1.39
Nov 3, 20263,534.5+0.98
Nov 2, 20263,533.52+1.1
Nov 1, 20263,532.42+0.52

Common questions about Lake Powell’s water level

  • The current water level at Lake Powell is 3,538.84 ft (updated 1 day ago). You can track the Lake Powell lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Lake Powell is 3,700 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 Powell lake level is rising — rising about 6.42 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Lake Powell is currently 161.16 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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