Box Butte Reservoir

Name: Box Butte Reservoir (Nebraska) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Nebraska · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 3,980.3–3,994.6 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

3,984.47FT

Storage 5,010 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.21 ft30 days +1.11 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 20:24 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind10 mph

Rain29%

Temp45°F

Level3,984.5 ft

This AfternoonChance Rain Showers · 45°F
E 10 mph · rain 29%

TonightRain Showers · 34°F
NE 10 mph · rain 86%

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

As of Oct 24, 2026, Box Butte Reservoir stood at 3,984.47 (NGVD29) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 5,010 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+0.21 ft), and it is +1.11 ft over 30 days.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Box Butte Reservoir and Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	5,010 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Box Butte Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	42.4583, -103.0667

Nearby lakes

Winters Creek Lake42 mi SW4,118.90 ft−0.01 ft Little Lake Alice Reservoir43 mi SW4,130.99 ft−0.01 ft Lake Minatare43 mi SW4,097.58 ft+0.01 ft Lake Alice44 mi SW4,159.00 ft±0.00 ft Angostura Reservoir64 mi N · SD3,169.48 ft+0.08 ft

Common questions

Is Box Butte Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.21 ft and over 30 days +1.11 ft.

How full is Box Butte Reservoir?

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; provisional and subject to revision. 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.