Lake Owyhee Water Level Today

Lake Owyhee is 12.3% full at 2,604.3 ft as of Oct 22, according to the Bureau of Reclamation.

12.3%

Full, by storage against Reclamation's maximum capacity

2,604.3 ft

Elevation

Today, 2,604.3 ftNormal, 2,618.9 ft

Since the day before

not reported

Last 7 days

+0.44 ft

Last 30 days

−2.32 ft

Compared with normal

14.7 ft below

Updated Oct 22 (end-of-day reading). Source: Bureau of Reclamation. Normal is the median level for Oct 22 from 2006 to 2026. The Bureau of Reclamation doesn’t state the vertical datum of its elevations.

Lake Owyhee level history

30 days1 year10 years

Last 30 days

This yearSame dates last year

One reading a week

Elevation in feet, one reading per day (one a week over 10 years). Source: Bureau of Reclamation.

Common questions

Is Lake Owyhee full?

No. It is 12.3% full by storage against Reclamation's maximum capacity.

What is the lowest Lake Owyhee has been since 1980?

2,588.6 ft, in August 1992, in daily records back to October 1980.

What is the highest Lake Owyhee has been since 1980?

2,671.2 ft, in May 1999, in daily records back to October 1980.

How does today compare with a normal year?

It is 14.7 ft below the median level for Oct 22 across the stored record.

Is Lake Owyhee rising or falling?

Rising: it is up 0.44 ft over the last 7 days.

Records

Record high	2,671.2 ft	May 1999
Record low	2,588.6 ft	Aug 1992
This year's high	2,648.6 ft	Apr 2026
This year's low	2,603.6 ft	Oct 2026

Daily levels since October 1980. Source: Bureau of Reclamation.

Flows and water temperature

Release from Owyhee Dam	27 cfs

Latest readings. Source: Bureau of Reclamation.

Lake facts

Operator	Bureau of Reclamation
Dam	Owyhee Dam
Capacity	715,000 acre-ft
Surface area	13,900 acres
County	Malheur

Full pool and capacity: Bureau of Reclamation. Dam facts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams.

Other lakes near Lake Owyhee

All Oregon lakes

Lake	Percent full	Level	Change, 7 days	Updated
Wickiup Reservoir	not reported	4,300.9 ft	+3.84 ft	Oct 22
Clear Lake, OR	not reported	3,483.7 ft	−0.07 ft	Oct 22
Potholes Reservoir	not reported	1,033.1 ft	+1.68 ft	Oct 21
Detroit Lake	not reported	1,487.9 ft	−4.83 ft	2:00 p.m. PT, Oct 23
Rimrock Lake	not reported	2,849.9 ft	−0.29 ft	Oct 22
Hyatt Reservoir	not reported	5,001.1 ft	−0.01 ft	Oct 22

Wickiup Reservoir4,300.9 ft Clear Lake, OR3,483.7 ft Potholes Reservoir1,033.1 ft Detroit Lake1,487.9 ft Rimrock Lake2,849.9 ft Hyatt Reservoir5,001.1 ft

All Oregon lakes

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