Harry Strunk Lake

Name: Harry Strunk Lake (Nebraska) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Nebraska · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 2,351.9–2,365.8 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

2,354.77FT

Storage 18,546 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.39 ft30 days +1.92 ftvs last year −3.69 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

Windy or wet – use caution

Light wind, 91% chance of rain

Wind5 mph

Rain91%

Temp59°F

Level2,354.8 ft

This AfternoonRain Showers · 59°F
E 5 mph · rain 91%

TonightShowers And Thunderstorms · 48°F
ENE 5 to 10 mph · rain 100%

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, Harry Strunk Lake stood at 2,354.77 (NGVD29) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 18,546 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+0.39 ft), and it is +1.92 ft over 30 days.

Compared with a year ago (2,358.46 ft), the lake is 3.69 ft lower.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Harry Strunk Lake and Medicine Creek Dam.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	18,546 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Harry Strunk Lake and Medicine Creek Dam
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	40.3783, -100.2167

Nearby lakes

Hugh Butler Lake24 mi W2,564.62 ft−0.09 ft Keith Sebelius Lake42 mi S · KS2,288.87 ft−0.06 ft Swanson Lake47 mi W2,734.10 ft+0.02 ft Harlan County Lake57 mi E1,932.81 ft+0.03 ft Enders Reservoir69 mi W · MT3,080.06 ft−0.03 ft

Common questions

Is Harry Strunk Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.39 ft and over 30 days +1.92 ft.

How full is Harry Strunk Lake?

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.