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Shadow Mountain Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

8,366.71ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+0.1 ft
24 hours+0.02 ft
7 days+0.1 ft
30 days+0.0 ft

Is Shadow Mountain Lake low right now?

Shadow Mountain Lake was at 8,366.71 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.07 ft above 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)
8,3668,3668,3678,3678,367NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Shadow Mountain Lake on Oct 9 in past years

20258,366.7+0.0
20248,366.7+0.0
20238,366.7+0.0
20228,366.8−0.1
20218,366.4+0.3
20208,366.5+0.3

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 98,366.71+0.02
Oct 88,366.69+0.09
Oct 78,366.60−0.03
Oct 68,366.63−0.06
Oct 58,366.69−0.02
Oct 48,366.71+0.03
Oct 38,366.68+0.05
Oct 28,366.63+0.04
Oct 18,366.59−0.12
Sep 308,366.71±0.00
Sep 298,366.71±0.00
Sep 288,366.71−0.03
Sep 278,366.74+0.05
Sep 268,366.69−0.05

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

About Shadow Mountain Lake

10-year range
0.0 ft (July 21, 2021) to 8,367.0 ft (August 30, 2020)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Shadow Mountain Lake and Dam

Lakes near Shadow Mountain Lake

Questions

Is Shadow Mountain Lake low right now?

Shadow Mountain Lake was at 8,366.71 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.07 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

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