6860.76 ft USBR project datum
level 63.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Reading comes straight from Bureau of Reclamation RISE (Reclamation RISE item 572) and updates live when you load this page.
McPhee Reservoir through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1984–2026. The summer drawdown — and how this year sits in it — shows up without reading a single number.
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.
- 1988 (wettest on record)
- 1984 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this 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 | 6924.00 ft USBR project datum · per USBR Dolores Project full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 381,195 acre-feet · per USBR Dolores Project capacity reference |
| Gauge | Reclamation RISE item 572 · Bureau of Reclamation RISE |
| Datum | USBR project datum — Top of active conservation 6,924.0 ft; capacity 381,195 ac-ft total (229,200 active + inactive/dead). |
| 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 McPhee Reservoir right now?
McPhee Reservoir is at 6860.76 ft (USBR project datum) as of August 14, 2026 — 63.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Is McPhee Reservoir full?
Not quite — at 6860.76 ft, McPhee Reservoir is 63.2 ft below its full pool of 6924.00 ft (USBR project datum).
What is full pool for McPhee Reservoir?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for McPhee Reservoir is 6924.00 ft USBR project datum, per USBR Dolores Project full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.