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Banks Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

1,567.69ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−0.2 ft
24 hours+0.22 ft
7 days−0.3 ft
30 days+0.6 ft

Is Banks Lake low right now?

Banks Lake was at 1,567.69 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.20 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.04 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
1,5641,5651,5671,5691,570NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Banks Lake on Oct 9 in past years

20251,567.9−0.2
20241,566.6+1.1
20231,568.1−0.4
20221,566.3+1.4
20211,568.2−0.5
20201,568.3−0.6

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 91,567.69+0.22
Oct 71,567.47−0.20
Oct 61,567.67−0.19
Oct 51,567.86−0.14
Oct 41,568.00+0.19
Oct 31,567.81−0.14
Oct 21,567.95−0.14
Oct 11,568.09−0.12
Sep 301,568.21−0.16
Sep 291,568.37−0.06
Sep 281,568.43−0.07
Sep 271,568.50+0.28
Sep 261,568.22+0.05
Sep 251,568.17−0.02

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Banks Lake

10-year range
1,563.2 ft (August 31, 2024) to 1,569.9 ft (May 21, 2018)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Banks Lake and Dry Falls Dam (BNK)
Datum
NAVD88

Lakes near Banks Lake

Questions

Is Banks Lake low right now?

Banks Lake was at 1,567.69 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.20 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.04 ft a day.

How often is the Banks Lake level updated?

The operator reports once a day, a day or two behind. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Banks Lake and Dry Falls Dam (BNK)). Readings are provisional and can be revised.