50.00 ft Natural closed-basin lake
level Reading is unusually high for late September.
Reading comes straight from U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System (USGS gauge 05056500) and updates live when you load this page.
Devils Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2004. 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.
- 2004 (most recent on record, wettest on record)
- 1992 (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 | USGS gauge 05056500 · U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System |
| Datum | Natural closed-basin lake — There is no conservation pool here at all — the 113-year swing in this lake's elevation is the story the seasonal chart tells. |
| 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
What is the lake level for Devils Lake today?
Devils Lake is at 50.00 ft (Natural closed-basin lake) as of September 24, 2026 — Reading is unusually high for late September.
Is Devils Lake full?
Natural closed-basin lake (ND State Water Commission outlet pumps) doesn't publish a conservation-pool figure for Devils Lake, so this page shows the reading against the lake's own seasonal history instead.
What is full pool for Devils Lake?
Natural closed-basin lake (ND State Water Commission outlet pumps) doesn't publish a single conservation-pool elevation for Devils Lake. The seasonal chart shows the range the lake actually runs instead.