Montana · Bureau of Reclamation (Sun River Project)

Pishkun Reservoir water level

Today's reading against full pool and Pishkun Reservoir's own seasonal history.

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4342 4344 4346
Elevation, feet (project datum)

as of October 1, 2026

4346.01 ft project datum

level Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE lake gauge) 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.

4355 4360 4365 4370 JFMAMJJASOND
  • 2026 (this year)
  • 2014 (wettest on record)
  • 2013 (driest on record)

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 USACE lake gauge · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data
Datum project datum — The district publishes the gauge in the project's own datum.
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 Pishkun Reservoir today?

Pishkun Reservoir is at 4346.01 ft (project datum) as of October 1, 2026 — Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons.

Is Pishkun Reservoir full?

Bureau of Reclamation (Sun River Project) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Pishkun Reservoir, so this page shows the latest reading straight from the gauge.

What is full pool for Pishkun Reservoir?

Bureau of Reclamation (Sun River Project) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Pishkun Reservoir. The reading above comes straight from the operator's gauge.