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 Nov 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 | 3559 | 3559 | 3568 | 3585 | 3584 | 3581 | 3578 | 3576 | 3575 | 3572 |
2025 | 3567 | 3564 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |