940.12 ft NGVD29
level 0.1 ft above full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Reading comes straight from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data (USACE series EauGalle_Dam.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.rev-NGVD29) and updates live when you load this page.
Eau Galle Reservoir through the year
The band is the lake's own normal: where the level has run on each calendar day, 2015–2026. 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)
- 2016 (wettest on record)
- 2018 (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 | 940.00 ft NGVD29 · per USACE St. Paul District full-pool reference |
|---|---|
| Conservation capacity | 1,536 acre-feet · per USACE St. Paul District capacity reference |
| Gauge | USACE series EauGalle_Dam.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.rev-NGVD29 · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Access to Water data |
| Datum | NGVD29 — 940 ft is the district's top of conservation pool figure, in the same NGVD29 datum as the gauge. |
| Last verified | August 20, 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 Eau Galle Reservoir right now?
Eau Galle Reservoir is at 940.12 ft (NGVD29) as of August 20, 2026 — 0.1 ft above full pool — unusually low for mid-August
Is Eau Galle Reservoir full?
Yes and then some — at 940.12 ft, Eau Galle Reservoir is 0.1 ft above its full pool of 940.00 ft (NGVD29), using flood storage.
What is full pool for Eau Galle Reservoir?
Full pool (the conservation pool) for Eau Galle Reservoir is 940.00 ft NGVD29, per USACE St. Paul District full-pool reference. Levels above it use flood storage; levels below it are drawdown.