Of the 5 Utah lakes here with a published full pool, 5 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 23, 2026.
| Lake | Level now | Full pool | Against full pool | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake PacifiCorp (storage) / Utah & Idaho State Parks | 5911.56 ft | 5923.65 ft | 12.1 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 23, 2026 |
| Deer Creek Reservoir USBR Provo River Project / CUWCD | 5378.04 ft | 5417.00 ft | 39.0 ft below full pool — on the low side for mid-September | September 17, 2026 |
| Flaming Gorge Reservoir USBR Upper Colorado Basin Region | 6007.92 ft | 6040.00 ft | 32.1 ft below full pool — unusually low for late September | September 22, 2026 |
| Great Salt Lake Natural terminal lake; USGS gauge at Saltair (south arm) | 4189.80 ft | not published | Reading is unusually low for late September. | September 23, 2026 |
| Jordanelle Reservoir USBR CUP / Central Utah WCD | 6118.98 ft | 6166.40 ft | 47.4 ft below full pool — on the low side for late September | September 21, 2026 |
| Strawberry Reservoir USBR CUP / CUWCD | 7586.22 ft | 7602.40 ft | 16.2 ft below full pool — typical for late September | September 21, 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.
Utah lake levels, asked and answered
What are the lake levels in Utah today?
Of the 5 Utah lakes here with a published full pool, 5 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 23, 2026.
Which Utah lake is furthest below full pool?
Jordanelle Reservoir is the furthest down of the Utah lakes on this page, at 47.4 ft below its full pool.
Where do these Utah 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.