Of the 8 North Dakota lakes here with a published full pool, 1 is at or above full pool and 7 sit below it. One more has no full-pool figure and reads against its own record instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sakakawea USACE Omaha District / Missouri River Basin Water Management | 1824.35 ft | 1850.00 ft | 25.7 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Bowman-Haley Reservoir USACE Omaha District | 2748.72 ft | 2754.80 ft | 6.1 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Devils Lake Natural closed-basin lake (ND State Water Commission outlet pumps) | 50.00 ft | not published | Reading is unusually high for late September. | September 24, 2026 |
| Jamestown Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation (Jamestown Dam) | 1430.02 ft | 1431.00 ft | 1.0 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Lake Ashtabula USACE St. Paul District | 1265.85 ft | 1266.00 ft | 0.2 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Lake Audubon USACE Omaha District (Garrison project) | 1846.49 ft | 1847.00 ft | 0.5 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Lake Darling U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Lake Darling Dam) | 1596.79 ft | 1597.00 ft | 0.2 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons | September 24, 2026 |
| Lake Tschida Bureau of Reclamation (Heart Butte Dam) | 2057.50 ft | 2064.50 ft | 7.0 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 24, 2026 |
| Pipestem Reservoir USACE Omaha District (Pipestem Dam) | 1442.60 ft | 1442.50 ft | 0.1 ft above full pool — typical for late September | September 24, 2026 |
“Full pool” means the conservation pool — what that is, and what it is not. Lakes with no published figure are read against their own seasonal record instead.
North Dakota lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in North Dakota today?
Of the 8 North Dakota lakes here with a published full pool, 1 is at or above full pool and 7 sit below it. One more has no full-pool figure and reads against its own record instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 24, 2026.
Which North Dakota lake is furthest below full pool?
Lake Sakakawea is the furthest down of the North Dakota lakes on this page, at 25.7 ft below its full pool.
Where do these North Dakota lake levels come from?
Each row is the gauge the agency that runs the lake publishes — the Corps of Engineers, the Bureau of Reclamation, the state water agency or the US Geological Survey, depending on the lake. Open a lake and its own page re-reads that gauge as the page loads, wherever the agency lets a browser do it.