2354.06 ft project datum
level 12.0 ft below full pool — typical for late August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series MECR.Elev.Inst.1Day.0.Best-NWK) and updates live when you load this page.
Harry Strunk Lake through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1990–2026. 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)
- 1993 (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 | 2366.10 ft project datum · per Bureau of Reclamation (Medicine Creek Dam) full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 34,647 acre-feet · per Bureau of Reclamation (Medicine Creek Dam) capacity reference |
| Gauge | USACE series MECR.Elev.Inst.1Day.0.Best-NWK · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | project datum — The top of the conservation pool is 2,366.1 ft on the project's own datum; the bottom of it is 2,335 ft, and the irrigation season walks the lake between the two. |
| Last verified | August 26, 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 Harry Strunk Lake today?
Harry Strunk Lake is at 2354.06 ft (project datum) as of August 26, 2026 — 12.0 ft below full pool — typical for late August.
Is Harry Strunk Lake full?
Not quite — at 2354.06 ft, Harry Strunk Lake is 12.0 ft below its full pool of 2366.10 ft (project datum).
What is full pool for Harry Strunk Lake?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Harry Strunk Lake is 2366.10 ft project datum, per Bureau of Reclamation (Medicine Creek Dam) full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.