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Minnesota

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The latest available reading shows Prior Lake at a water-surface elevation of 902.1 feet.

902.09 ft · Updated Apr 6 · Minnesota DNR

Current level

902.09ft

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Water Level History

Current
902.09 ft

No live elevation history

This lake has no public live pool gage, so Lake Insights cannot plot a water-level history. Published conservation or full-pool elevation may still appear in the panels below.

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Prior Lake is currently 902.09 ft.

Prior Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

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
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Source
Minnesota DNR

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Moderate Drought

53.8% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Stable

Surrounding county drought

Scott County, MN

Moderate Drought

Moderate Drought. The largest share of Scott County, MN is in Moderate Drought (D1), an official USDM drought category. These figures describe the surrounding county from the lake location, not the lake itself.. Trend: Stable compared with last week. Official drought (D1–D4) yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Stable

Compared with last week

Official drought (D1–D4)

Yes

53.8% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Moderate Drought.

Typical county impacts (USDM guidance)

  • Streamflows in the surrounding county may run below normal
  • Soils and vegetation can dry between rain events
  • Water managers may begin to watch supply more closely

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Oct 20, 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 Scott County, MN

Daily level summary

Daily history updating

Daily rows will appear here as level summaries are recorded for this lake.

Common questions about Prior Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Prior Lake is 902.09 ft (updated apr 6). You can track the Prior Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Readings refresh when Minnesota DNR publishes new gauge data — typically daily for most reservoirs. The timestamp above the chart shows when the latest observation arrived on Lake Insights.

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