5387.29 ft USBR project datum
level 29.7 ft below full pool — unusually low for early August
Reading comes straight from Bureau of Reclamation RISE (Reclamation RISE item 293) and updates live when you load this page.
Deer Creek Reservoir through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 1980–2026. 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.
- 2011 (wettest on record)
- 2003 (driest on record)
- 2025 (last year)
- 2026 (this year)
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 | 5417.00 ft USBR project datum · per USBR Provo River Project / CUWCD full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Gauge | Reclamation RISE item 293 · Bureau of Reclamation RISE |
| Datum | USBR project datum — Top of active conservation 5,417.0 ft (USBR projects page). RISE series lags a few days (latest 08-09 on 08-15); CUWCD public_dc dataset is the fresher alternate. |
| 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
How full is Deer Creek Reservoir right now?
Deer Creek Reservoir is at 5387.29 ft (USBR project datum) as of August 9, 2026 — 29.7 ft below full pool — unusually low for early August
Is Deer Creek Reservoir full?
Not quite — at 5387.29 ft, Deer Creek Reservoir is 29.7 ft below its full pool of 5417.00 ft (USBR project datum).
What is full pool for Deer Creek Reservoir?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Deer Creek Reservoir is 5417.00 ft USBR project datum, per USBR Provo River Project / CUWCD full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.