North Dakota Lake Water Levels

2 lakes & reservoirs · 1 river system

We track 2 North Dakota lakes and reservoirs, operated by 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.

North Dakota lake and reservoir water levels
LakeLevelVs full poolFull poolReading
Lake Oahe1,593.37 ft−26.63 ft1620 ftSep 4, 2026
Lake Sakakawea1,825.13 ft−28.87 ft1854 ftSep 4, 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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