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Lake Estes water level today

Higher than usual for this time of year

7,472.75ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+0.6 ft
24 hours+0.94 ft
7 days+0.6 ft
30 days+0.1 ft

Is Lake Estes low right now?

Lake Estes was at 7,472.75 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.57 ft above the typical level for October 9 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.08 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
7,4587,4627,4677,4717,475NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Estes on Oct 9 in past years

20257,472.3+0.4
20247,472.8−0.1
20237,472.2+0.5
20227,461.9+10.9
20217,471.9+0.9
20207,471.5+1.3

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 97,472.75+0.94
Oct 87,471.81−0.29
Oct 77,472.10−0.07
Oct 67,472.17+0.04
Oct 57,472.13−0.02
Oct 47,472.15+0.02
Oct 37,472.13−0.03
Oct 27,472.16−0.17
Oct 17,472.33+0.14
Sep 307,472.19+0.71
Sep 297,471.48−0.16
Sep 287,471.64−0.20
Sep 277,471.84−0.16
Sep 267,472.00−0.16

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

About Lake Estes

10-year range
7,456.7 ft (November 28, 2015) to 7,473.9 ft (July 9, 2026)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Lake Estes and Olympus Dam
Datum
NGVD29

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Questions

Is Lake Estes low right now?

Lake Estes was at 7,472.75 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.57 ft above the typical level for October 9 — higher than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.08 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Estes 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 (Lake Estes and Olympus Dam). Readings are provisional and can be revised.