Storm Lake lake and shoreline

Storm Lake Water Level

Iowa

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Storm Lake is currently at a water-surface elevation of 1398.5 feet.

1398.54 ft · Updated 1 hour ago · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Current level

1,398.54ft

Status unavailable

A verified operating range is not available for this lake.

Since last reading

Down 0.01 ft

Previous readingSep 91,398.56 ft

7-day change

Up 0.01 ft

7-day trend: Stable

4 daily readings in the last 7 days

30-day change

Up 0.01 ft

4 daily readings in the last 30 days

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Water Level History

Elevation (ft) Water-surface elevation (ft)

1399 ft1399 ft1399 ftSep 8Sep 11

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. Geological Survey (USGS)

Reference levels

No published reference elevations for this lake.

Watershed drought

Abnormally Dry

0.4% of watershed in official drought (D1+).

Severity

NoneExtreme
Trend
Improving

Watershed drought conditions

Buena Vista County, IA

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

0.4% of the watershed is currently classified as official drought (D1+).

U.S. Drought Monitor · map date Sep 8, 2026. Updated weekly. droughtmonitor.unl.eduView drought map for Buena Vista County, IA

Daily level summary

  • Sep 10, 2026

    1,398.55 ft

    -0.01 ft

  • Sep 9, 2026

    1,398.56 ft

    -0.02 ft

  • Sep 8, 2026

    1,398.58 ft

    +0.04 ft

  • Sep 7, 2026

    1,398.54 ft

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Common questions about Storm Lake’s water level

  • The current water level at Storm Lake is 1,398.54 ft (updated 1 hour ago). You can track the Storm Lake lake level on the interactive chart and daily history above.

  • Over the past seven days the Storm Lake lake level has held relatively steady — the current 7-day trend is Stable. The history chart above shows the full trend.

  • Readings refresh when U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 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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