Rimrock Lake lake and shoreline

Rimrock Lake Water Level

Washington

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Rimrock Lake

Rimrock Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 2850.0 feet.

2850.02 ft · Updated 2 days ago · U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Current level

2,850.02ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Up 0.08 ft

Previous readingOct 232,849.94 ft

7-day change

Up 0.16 ft

7-day trend: Rising

7 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Down 24.16 ft

14 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
2850.02 ft
24h
+0.08 ft
7d
+0.35 ft
30d
-24.16 ft

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Rimrock Lake is currently 2850.02 ft. The lake has risen 0.16 ft over the past 7 days and fallen 24.16 ft over the past 30 days.

Rimrock 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
Not available
Source
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

4.6% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Yakima County, WA

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Yakima County, WA is Abnormally Dry (D0). 4.6% 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

4.6% of the surrounding county is in official drought categories (D1–D4). Dominant category remains Abnormally Dry.

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 Yakima County, WA

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 24, 20262,850.02+0.08
Oct 23, 20262,849.94+0.08
Oct 22, 20262,849.86+0.01
Oct 21, 20262,849.85+0.05
Oct 20, 20262,849.8+0.06
Oct 19, 20262,849.74+0.07
Oct 18, 20262,849.67-0.19

Common questions about Rimrock Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Rimrock Lake is 2,850.02 ft (updated 2 days ago). You can track the Rimrock Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Rimrock Lake lake level is rising — rising about 0.16 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • 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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