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Lake Owyhee water level today

Normal for this time of year

2,603.57ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−26.8 ft
24 hours−0.04 ft
7 days−1.3 ft
30 days−5.6 ft

Is Lake Owyhee low right now?

Lake Owyhee was at 2,603.57 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 26.84 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.18 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
2,5932,6142,6342,6552,676NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Owyhee on Oct 9 in past years

20252,637.8−34.3
20242,644.2−40.6
20232,637.1−33.5
20222,598.6+4.9
20212,601.7+1.9
20202,630.3−26.8

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 92,603.57−0.04
Oct 82,603.61−0.18
Oct 72,603.79−0.19
Oct 62,603.98−0.17
Oct 52,604.15−0.18
Oct 42,604.33−0.18
Oct 32,604.51−0.35
Oct 12,604.86−0.17
Sep 302,605.03−0.17
Sep 292,605.20−0.18
Sep 282,605.38−0.16
Sep 272,605.54−0.22
Sep 262,605.76−0.20
Sep 252,605.96−0.23

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

About Lake Owyhee

10-year range
2,592.6 ft (October 10, 2015) to 2,670.2 ft (May 4, 2017)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY)
Datum
NAVD88

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Questions

Is Lake Owyhee low right now?

Lake Owyhee was at 2,603.57 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 26.84 ft below the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.18 ft a day.

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