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Lake Nighthorse water level today

Normal for this time of year

6,880.19ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−0.2 ft
24 hours−0.01 ft
7 days−0.1 ft
30 days+0.1 ft

Is Lake Nighthorse low right now?

Lake Nighthorse was at 6,880.19 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.22 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,8766,8786,8796,8816,882NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Nighthorse on Oct 9 in past years

20256,880.3−0.2
20246,880.8−0.6
20236,880.3−0.1
20226,881.1−0.9
20216,880.7−0.5
20206,877.5+2.7

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 96,880.19−0.01
Oct 86,880.20−0.03
Oct 76,880.23−0.01
Oct 66,880.24−0.01
Oct 56,880.25+0.01
Oct 46,880.24±0.00
Oct 36,880.24±0.00
Oct 26,880.24±0.00
Oct 16,880.24−0.01
Sep 306,880.25+0.12
Sep 296,880.13−0.01
Sep 286,880.14+0.09
Sep 276,880.05+0.01
Sep 266,880.04−0.01

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

About Lake Nighthorse

10-year range
0.0 ft (December 25, 2017) to 6,882.1 ft (May 29, 2018)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Lake Nighthorse and Ridges Basin Dam
Datum
EGM96

Lakes near Lake Nighthorse

Questions

Is Lake Nighthorse low right now?

Lake Nighthorse was at 6,880.19 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.22 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Lake Nighthorse 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 Nighthorse and Ridges Basin Dam). Readings are provisional and can be revised.