Lake Tschida

Name: Lake Tschida (North Dakota) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

North Dakota · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 2,057.5–2,064.7 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

2,057.63FT

Storage 45,592 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.01 ft30 days +0.12 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:11 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Fair – check conditions

Wind up to 13 mph, dry

Wind8 to 13 mph

Rain1%

Temp52°F

Level2,057.6 ft

This AfternoonMostly Sunny · 52°F
E 8 to 13 mph · rain 1%

TonightMostly Cloudy · 26°F
E 3 to 7 mph · rain 7%

NWS forecast for the gauge location. Good = wind ≤ 10 mph and rain ≤ 30%; storms are flagged. Not safety advice – check local conditions, closures and warnings.

Level history

30 days1 year

Field notes

Lake Tschida's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 2,057.63 (NGVD29) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 45,592 acre-feet for the same day.

The level has been roughly steady over the past week (+0.01 ft).

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Lake Tschida and Heart Butte Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	45,592 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Lake Tschida and Heart Butte Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	46.5967, -101.8094

Nearby lakes

Edward Arthur Patterson Lake52 mi W2,417.36 ft−0.03 ft Shadehill Reservoir61 mi S · SD2,265.07 ft−0.16 ft Audubon Lake North Dakota75 mi N1,846.28 ft−0.07 ft Lake Darling129 mi N1,597.56 ft−0.17 ft White Earth Lake135 mi N2,153.32 ft−0.02 ft

Common questions

Is Lake Tschida rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.01 ft and over 30 days +0.12 ft.

How full is Lake Tschida?

Reclamation publishes the water surface elevation for this gauge but not a percent-full figure, so we don't show one rather than estimate it.

How often is this page updated?

The page is rebuilt automatically every day from Reclamation's published data. Values can be revised later by the source agency.

Where does the data come from?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's RISE data portal (data.usbr.gov). Forecasts come from the National Weather Service.

Daily values published by the Bureau of Reclamation. Reclamation data are provisional and subject to revision unless otherwise noted. This page is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Bureau of Reclamation. See data sources.