Montana Lake Water Levels

4 lakes & reservoirs · 3 river systems

We track 4 Montana lakes and reservoirs, operated by U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Each level below is that lake's most recent official gauge reading, with the date it was taken — open any lake for its full-pool comparison, 12-month history chart and record high and low.

Of the 4 Montana lakes with a current reading, 3 are more than five feet below it. The furthest down right now is Fort Peck Lake, 27.20 ft under its 2250 ft full pool.

Montana lake and reservoir water levels
LakeLevelVs full poolFull poolReading
Bighorn Lake3,623.16 ft−16.84 ft3640 ftSep 11, 2026
Canyon Ferry Lake3,786.16 ft−10.84 ft3797 ftSep 11, 2026
Fort Peck Lake2,222.80 ft−27.20 ft2250 ftSep 11, 2026
Tiber Reservoir (Lake Elwell)2,988.31 ft−4.69 ft2993 ftSep 11, 2026

Readings are the latest values published by each lake's managing agency and are provisional, subject to revision. Open a lake page for its live gauge.

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