3519.90 ft NGVD29
level 180.1 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 09379900) and updates live when you load this page.
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.
- 2019 (wettest on record)
- 2026 (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 | 3700.00 ft NGVD29 · per USBR Upper Colorado Basin Region full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 25,160,000 acre-feet · per USBR Upper Colorado Basin Region capacity reference |
| Gauge | USGS gauge 09379900 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NGVD29 — Gauge publishes both 62614 (NGVD29) and 62615 (NAVD88); use 62614 which matches USBR 3700-ft full pool convention. |
| Last verified | August 15, 2026 |
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Quick answers
How full is Lake Powell right now?
Lake Powell is at 3519.90 ft (NGVD29) as of August 14, 2026 — 180.1 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons
Is Lake Powell full?
Not quite — at 3519.90 ft, Lake Powell is 180.1 ft below its full pool of 3700.00 ft (NGVD29).
What is full pool for Lake Powell?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Lake Powell is 3700.00 ft NGVD29, per USBR Upper Colorado Basin Region full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.