Arizona · USBR Lower Colorado Basin Region

Lake Mohave water level

Today's reading against full pool and Lake Mohave's own seasonal history.

FULL POOL 642 644 646
Elevation, feet (NGVD29)

as of August 15, 2026

643.13 ft NGVD29

level 3.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 09422500) and updates live when you load this page.


Lake Mohave through the year

The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1999–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.

full pool 635 640 645 JFMAMJJASOND
Median and normal range by day of year, 1999–2026 · elevation, feet (NGVD29)

This year vs the years that matter

This year's trace against last year and the driest and wettest years on record — the drought-context question every lake regular asks.

full pool 635 640 645 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (wettest on record)
  • 2009 (driest on record)
  • 2025 (last year)

Full pool, datum, and the gauge

"Full pool" here means the conservation pool — the level the lake is designed to hold for water supply and recreation, not the flood-control space above it. The full explainer covers flood pool and dead pool too.

Full pool 647.00 ft NGVD29 · per USBR Lower Colorado Basin Region full-pool reference
Conservation capacity 1,873,648 acre-feet · per USBR Lower Colorado Basin Region capacity reference
Gauge USGS gauge 09422500 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System
Datum NGVD29 — Daily values only (IV returns no data for 62614); operates in narrow 633-647 ft band.
Last verified August 15, 2026

LakeDates reports lake level, not ramp status. Whether a given ramp or marina is usable at this level varies ramp by ramp — call the marina before you tow.

Quick answers

How full is Lake Mohave right now?

Lake Mohave is at 643.13 ft (NGVD29) as of August 15, 2026 — 3.9 ft below full pool — typical for mid-August

Is Lake Mohave full?

Not quite — at 643.13 ft, Lake Mohave is 3.9 ft below its full pool of 647.00 ft (NGVD29).

What is full pool for Lake Mohave?

Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Mohave is 647.00 ft NGVD29, per USBR Lower Colorado Basin Region full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.