Lake Powell Water Level

The water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at a historical low due to the multi-year drought sweeping the western states.

Here are the historical and current Lake Powell water levels & Lake Powell water elevation as measured at Glen Canyon Dam.
This page last updated on Feb 24, 2024 with current data and predictions from the USBR

The water level in Lake Powell is “full” at 3700′ in elevation, and holds roughly 23.5 million acre feet at this elevation.

Current USBR data: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/mead-elv.html

Hourly water elevation (to pinpoint site elevation on dive day): http://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html

24 month study (includes predicted elevation): http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/studies/index.html

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
1969	3540	3542	3543	3552	3571	3579	3580	3575	3573	13574	3574	3572
1970	3569	3570	3571	3566	3582	3599	3600	3597	3598	3599	3600	3600
1971	3600	3602	3602	3603	3608	3620	3620	3617	3614	3614	3612	3609
1972	3607	3609	3612	3610	3611	3619	3615	3609	3603	3609	3609	3606
1973	3601	3600	3598	3590	3616	3636	3644	3645	3646	3645	3646	3648
1974	3647	3648	3651	3652	3662	3667	3662	3655	3651	3650	3649	3648
1975	3645	3645	3646	3647	3655	3668	3674	3671	3688	3666	3667	3667
1976	3666	3665	3664	3664	3667	3672	3670	3667	3664	3661	3657	3655
1977	3651	3651	3651	3652	3654	3653	3649	3642	3636	3635	3634	3630
1978	3625	3622	3622	3626	3635	3649	3652	3645	3639	3637	3636	3632
1979	3628	3627	3635	3646	3663	3680	3684	3680	3678	3676	3673	3672
1980	3673	3674	3675	3677	3691	3700	3696	3690	3687	3685	3682	3681
1981	3679	3678	3677	3677	3677	3680	3677	3673	3671	3671	3670	3667
1982	3663	3662	3663	3665	3674	3684	3687	3686	3687	3687	3686	3684
1983	3683	3682	3684	3685	3695	3707	3707	3704	3698	3694	3689	3685
1984	3680	3677	3674	3687	3701	3701	3702	3700	3695	3693	3689	3684
1985	3680	3676	3676	3684	3695	3700	3697	3690	3685	3686	3686	3687
1986	3685	3683	3680	3682	3685	3694	3699	3694	3689	3689	3688	3684
1987	3679	3677	3679	3684	3694	3698	3696	3691	3687	3687	3687	3685
1988	3683	3681	3681	3683	3688	3692	3690	3688	3685	3684	3682	3679
1989	3676	3674	3674	3675	3677	3677	3673	3669	3665	3663	3661	3658
1990	3655	3653	3651	3649	3648	3650	3647	3641	3637	3637	3636	3633
1991	3630	3629	3627	3627	3632	3639	3635	3631	3628	3627	3626	3624
1992	3621	3619	3619	3621	3630	3633	3630	3626	3623	3621	3619	3615
1993	3613	3612	3616	3623	3646	3666	3667	3664	3662	3662	3661	3659
1994	3657	3655	3654	3654	3661	3665	3661	3656	3654	3653	3652	3650
1995	3646	3644	3645	3646	3658	3680	3693	3691	3687	3684	3682	3680
1996	3677	3676	3672		3680	3687	3686	3682	3679	3678	3677	3674
1997	3671	3666	3663	3664	3678	3694	3693	3690	3690	3688	3685	3682
1998	3678	3675	3673	3676	3689	3696	3695	3690	3687	3686	3685	3682
1999	3680	3678	3677	3677	3682	3693	3694	3693	3691	3688	3684	3681
2000	3679	3677	3676	3675	3678	3683	3682	3680	3677	3676	3673	3669
2001	3666	3664	3662	3662	3669	3673	3669	3666	3664	3662	3660	3656
2002	3652	3649	3647	3645	3644	3640	3634	3627	3626	3624	3623	3620
2003	3615	3611	3607	3605	3610	3616	3610	3604	3603	3601	3600	3597
2004	3591	3586	3582	3582	3587	3586	3579	3572	3570	3570	3567	3564
2005	3562	3559	3555	3562	3586	3606	3606	3602	3601	3602	3602	3598
2006	3594	3589	3588	3592	3605	3610	3606	3602	3601	3607	3606	3603
2007	3599	3597	3598	3600	3609	3611	3607	3603	3601	3600	3598	3594
2008	3590	3590	3589	3594	3610	3631	3633	3629	3626	3623	3621	3617
2009	3614	3612	3610	3611	3629	3640	3641	3637	3635	3633	3631	3626
2010	3622	3620	3619	3620	3625	3638	3636	3634	3633	3634	3630	3626
2011	3620	3614	3610	3611	3623	3648	3660	3655	3653	3650	3645	3639
2012	3636	3635	3635	3635	3636	3633	3628	3623	3621	3619	3615	3609
2013	3604	3601	3598	3596	3599	3600	3594	3589	3591	3590	3587	3584
2014	3578	3575	3574	3577	3589	3609	3608	3605	3605	3605	3601	3597
2015	3593	3592	3591	3590	3597	3613	3612	3609	3606	3606	3605	3600
2016	3596	3594	3592	3592	3603	3620	3618	3613	3610	3609	3605	3600
2017	3595	3594	3595	3604	3619	3634	3634	3630	3628	3627	3625	3622
2018	3619	3616	3612	3609	3611	3609	3603	3597	3592	3590	3586	3581
2019	3576	3571	3569	3571	3584	3611	3621	3618	3615	3612	3611	3608
2020	3605	3602	3600	3599	3605	3610	3606	3599	3595	3591	3587	3582
2021	3576	3571	3566	3562	3560	3560	3553	3548	3545	3544	3541	3537
2022	3531	3526	3523	3522	3531	3539	3536	3531	3529	3529	3528	3524
2023	3523	3521	3522	3524	3561	3583	3580	3574	3573	3572	3571	3568
2024	3564	3562	3558	3558	3567	3578	----	----	----	----	----	----
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec

Lake Powell Water Level

The water levels at Lake Mead and Lake Powell are at a historical low due to the multi-year drought sweeping the western states.

Here are the historical and current Lake Powell water levels & Lake Powell water elevation as measured at Glen Canyon Dam.This page last updated on Feb 24, 2024 with current data and predictions from the USBR

The water level in Lake Powell is “full” at 3700′ in elevation, and holds roughly 23.5 million acre feet at this elevation.

Current USBR data: http://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/g4000/hourly/mead-elv.html

Hourly water elevation (to pinpoint site elevation on dive day): http://www.usbr.gov/lc/riverops.html

24 month study (includes predicted elevation): http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/crsp/studies/index.html

Here are the historical and current Lake Powell water levels & Lake Powell water elevation as measured at Glen Canyon Dam.
This page last updated on Feb 24, 2024 with current data and predictions from the USBR