Lake Owyhee

Name: Lake Owyhee (Oregon) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Oregon · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 2,603.6–2,648.6 ft.

Water level · NAVD88

2,604.35FT

Storage 88,582 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.44 ft30 days −1.84 ft

Reading for Oct 24, 2026 · page refreshed Oct 25, 21:16 UTC
Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Worth going today?This Afternoon

Looks good

Light wind, dry

Wind6 to 9 mph

Rain0%

Temp64°F

Level2,604.3 ft

This AfternoonMostly Sunny · 64°F
NE 6 to 9 mph · rain 0%

TonightMostly Cloudy · 39°F
NNE 1 to 7 mph · rain 10%

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

On Oct 24, 2026, Lake Owyhee was at 2,604.35 (NAVD88) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 88,582 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been rising (+0.44 ft), and it is −1.84 ft over 30 days.

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY).

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	88,582 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Lake Owyhee and Owyhee Dam (OWY)
Elevation datum	ft (NAVD88)
Gauge location	43.6416, -117.2430

Nearby lakes

Lake Lowell26 mi E · ID2,525.57 ft−0.08 ft Bully Creek Reservoir27 mi N2,479.48 ft±0.00 ft Black Canyon Reservoir45 mi NE · ID2,487.94 ft−3.43 ft Warm Springs Reservoir48 mi W3,343.74 ft+0.39 ft Beulah Reservoir49 mi NW3,291.32 ft+1.47 ft

Common questions

Is Lake Owyhee rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.44 ft and over 30 days −1.84 ft.

How full is Lake Owyhee?

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.