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Roosevelt Lake Water Level

Officially Theodore Roosevelt Lake (Salt River)

Arizona

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Roosevelt Lake is currently 61.2 feet below full pool, with a water-surface elevation of 2089.8 feet.

2089.84 ft · Updated just now · Salt River Project

Current level

2,089.84ft

−61.16 ft vs full pool

Low

Vs full pool

Since last reading

Up 0.09 ft

Previous readingOct 42,089.63 ft

7-day change

Up 3.02 ft

7-day trend: Rising

8 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 3.25 ft

27 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
2089.84 ft
24h
+0.09 ft
7d
+3.02 ft
30d
+3.25 ft

Elevation (ft) NGVD29 · MSL

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Level remains below the full pool

Roosevelt Lake is currently 2089.84 ft, 61.16 ft below its full pool. The lake has risen 3.02 ft over the past 7 days and 3.25 ft over the past 30 days.

Roosevelt Lake Level Details

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

Conditions & Reference

Level status

61.16 ft below full pool

Current level
2,089.84 ft
Full pool
2,151 ft
DatumElevation referenced to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
NGVD29
Elevation reference
MSL
Source
Salt River Project

Reference levels

  • Full pool2,151 ft

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

19.5% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Gila County, AZ

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The surrounding county is abnormally dry, which is not official drought.. Trend: Improving compared with last week. Official drought yes

Severity

NoneExtreme

Weekly trend

Improving

Compared with last week

Official drought

Yes

19.5% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 29, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Gila County, AZ

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 5, 20262,089.72+0.09
Oct 4, 20262,089.63+0.17
Oct 3, 20262,089.46+0.21
Oct 2, 20262,089.25+0.4
Oct 1, 20262,088.85+1.06
Sep 30, 20262,087.79+0.86
Sep 29, 20262,086.93+0.23

Common questions about Roosevelt Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Roosevelt Lake is 2,089.84 ft (updated just now). You can track the Roosevelt Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Full pool for Roosevelt Lake is 2,151 ft — the normal conservation target elevation when the reservoir is at its designed summer or operating pool.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Roosevelt Lake lake level is rising — rising about 3.02 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Based on the latest gauge reading, Roosevelt Lake is currently 61.16 ft below full pool.

Lake level glossary

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

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