Of the 8 Oregon lakes here with a published full pool, 8 sit below it. Another 17 have no full-pool figure and read against their own records instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 30, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Lake National Park Service (Crater Lake National Park) | 6166.03 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Detroit Lake USACE Portland District | 1506.15 ft | 1563.50 ft | 57.3 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 30, 2026 |
| Green Peter Lake USACE Portland District | 888.26 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Lake Billy Chinook Portland General Electric / Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs | 1942.46 ft | 1945.00 ft | 2.5 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 30, 2026 |
| Lost Creek Lake USACE Portland District | 1786.09 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Applegate Lake USACE Portland District | 1899.55 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Blue River Lake USACE Portland District | 1249.74 ft | not published | Reading is typical for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Cottage Grove Lake USACE Portland District | 766.42 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Cougar Reservoir USACE Portland District | 1543.48 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Dexter Lake USACE Portland District | 694.06 ft | not published | Reading is unusually high for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Diamond Lake Natural lake (Umpqua National Forest); USGS gauge | 5184.19 ft | not published | Reading is unusually high for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Dorena Lake USACE Portland District | 810.44 ft | not published | Reading is typical for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Fall Creek Lake USACE Portland District | 774.89 ft | not published | Reading is typical for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Fern Ridge Lake USACE Portland District | 368.11 ft | 373.50 ft | 5.4 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 30, 2026 |
| Foster Lake USACE Portland District | 620.61 ft | not published | Reading is on the low side for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Galesville Reservoir Douglas County (Galesville Dam) | 1819.32 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Hills Creek Lake USACE Portland District | 1454.30 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Lake Abert Natural saline lake; USGS gauge | 4251.78 ft | not published | Current reading shown; this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons. | September 30, 2026 |
| Lemolo Lake PacifiCorp (Lemolo Dam) | 4138.04 ft | not published | Reading is typical for late September. | September 30, 2026 |
| Lookout Point Lake USACE Portland District | 818.82 ft | 926.00 ft | 107.2 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 30, 2026 |
| Owyhee Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation / Owyhee Irrigation District | 2605.04 ft | 2670.00 ft | 65.0 ft below full pool — this gauge's public record is too short for seasonal comparisons | September 30, 2026 |
| Prineville Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation | 3177.16 ft | 3234.80 ft | 57.6 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 29, 2026 |
| Upper Klamath Lake Bureau of Reclamation (Link River Dam) | 4138.91 ft | 4143.30 ft | 4.4 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 30, 2026 |
| Wickiup Reservoir Bureau of Reclamation | 4298.28 ft | 4337.66 ft | 39.4 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 29, 2026 |
| Willow Creek Lake USACE Portland District | 2047.51 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 30, 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.
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Oregon lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in Oregon today?
Of the 8 Oregon lakes here with a published full pool, 8 sit below it. Another 17 have no full-pool figure and read against their own records instead. The newest reading on this page is from September 30, 2026.
Which Oregon lake is furthest below full pool?
Lookout Point Lake is the furthest down of the Oregon lakes on this page, at 107.2 ft below its full pool.
Where do these Oregon 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.