296.71 ft NAVD88
level Reading is typical for early October.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 01018900) and updates live when you load this page.
West Grand Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2010–2026. 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.
- 2026 (this year)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2023 (wettest on record)
- 2017 (driest on record)
West Grand Lake water temperature
74° as of August 25, 2026
Read from the USGS lake gauge at Grand Lake Stream. It reads the lake at the outlet, and its year runs from the low thirties in midwinter to about 73° in July — the swing of water at the top, not of a cold draw. One sensor is one spot on the lake. A shallow cove on a still afternoon runs warmer than this, and the water a few feet down runs colder.
Water temperature is not water safety. A warm surface says nothing about what is under it — colder water a few feet down, currents near the dam or the spillway, or a bacteria advisory — so check with the lake office before you get in.
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 | not published by the operator |
|---|---|
| Gauge | USGS gauge 01018900 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | NAVD88 |
| Last verified | August 20, 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
What is the lake level for West Grand Lake today?
West Grand Lake is at 296.71 ft (NAVD88) as of October 1, 2026 — Reading is typical for early October.
Is West Grand Lake full?
Woodland Pulp (West Grand Lake Dam) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for West Grand Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for West Grand Lake?
Woodland Pulp (West Grand Lake Dam) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for West Grand Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.
What is the water temperature at West Grand Lake?
West Grand Lake was 74° on August 25, 2026. Read from the USGS lake gauge at Grand Lake Stream. It reads the lake at the outlet, and its year runs from the low thirties in midwinter to about 73° in July — the swing of water at the top, not of a cold draw. One sensor is one spot on the lake. A shallow cove on a still afternoon runs warmer than this, and the water a few feet down runs colder.