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Starvation Reservoir

Starvation Reservoir is currently at a water-surface elevation of 5688.3 feet.

5688.25 ft · Updated 2 days ago · USACE SPK District

Current level

5,688.25ft

Status unavailable

Since last reading

Up 0.24 ft

Previous readingOct 235,688.01 ft

7-day change

Up 1.58 ft

7-day trend: Rising

7 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 4.37 ft

27 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Current
5688.25 ft
24h
+0.24 ft
7d
+1.58 ft
30d
+4.37 ft

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

Reference line is designed full pool.

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Lake Level Context

Current lake level

Starvation Reservoir is currently 5688.25 ft. The lake has risen 1.58 ft over the past 7 days and 4.37 ft over the past 30 days.

Starvation Reservoir 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
USACE SPK District

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Surrounding county drought

Abnormally Dry

20.8% of surrounding county in official drought (D1–D4).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Surrounding county drought

Duchesne County, UT

Abnormally Dry

Abnormally Dry. The largest share of Duchesne County, UT is Abnormally Dry (D0). 20.8% 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

20.8% 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 Duchesne County, UT

Daily level summary

DateLevelChange
Oct 24, 20265,688.25+0.24
Oct 23, 20265,688.01+0.54
Oct 21, 20265,687.47+0.23
Oct 20, 20265,687.24+0.18
Oct 19, 20265,687.06+0.2
Oct 18, 20265,686.86+0.19
Oct 17, 20265,686.67+0.2

Common questions about Starvation Reservoir’s water level

  • The current water level at Starvation Reservoir is 5,688.25 ft (updated 2 days ago). You can track the Starvation Reservoir lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • The current 7-day trend for the Starvation Reservoir lake level is rising — rising about 1.58 ft over the past week. See the history chart above for the full picture.

  • Readings refresh when USACE SPK District 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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Definitions for pool targets, datums, and how elevation readings are labeled.

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