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Turquoise Lake water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

9,833.42ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−18.7 ft
24 hours+0.26 ft
7 days−0.2 ft
30 days−6.3 ft

Is Turquoise Lake low right now?

Turquoise Lake was at 9,833.42 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 18.72 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.02 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
9,8089,8249,8399,8559,870NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Turquoise Lake on Oct 9 in past years

20259,844.9−11.4
20249,862.2−28.8
20239,842.2−8.8
20229,843.7−10.3
20219,839.2−5.8
20209,848.5−15.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 99,833.42+0.26
Oct 89,833.16+0.28
Oct 79,832.88+0.24
Oct 69,832.64+0.07
Oct 59,832.57−0.25
Oct 49,832.82−0.39
Oct 39,833.21−0.38
Oct 29,833.59−0.38
Oct 19,833.97−0.36
Sep 309,834.33−0.32
Sep 299,834.65−0.37
Sep 289,835.02−0.37
Sep 279,835.39−0.36
Sep 269,835.75−0.38

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

About Turquoise Lake

10-year range
0.0 ft (July 21, 2021) to 9,866.6 ft (August 29, 2019)
Operated by
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Data
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation — Turquoise Lake and Sugar Loaf Dam
Datum
NAVD88

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Questions

Is Turquoise Lake low right now?

Turquoise Lake was at 9,833.42 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 18.72 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.02 ft a day.

How often is the Turquoise 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 (Turquoise Lake and Sugar Loaf Dam). Readings are provisional and can be revised.