Buffalo Bill Reservoir

Name: Buffalo Bill Reservoir (Wyoming) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Wyoming · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 5,355.7–5,387.5 ft.

Water level · NGVD29

5,358.42FT

Storage 389,904 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days +0.04 ft30 days −7.30 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

Fair – check conditions

Wind up to 12 mph, dry

Wind12 mph

Rain1%

Temp46°F

Level5,358.4 ft

This AfternoonMostly Sunny · 46°F
NE 12 mph · rain 1%

TonightPartly Cloudy · 30°F
WSW 1 to 9 mph · rain 6%

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

Buffalo Bill Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 5,358.42 (NGVD29) ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 389,904 acre-feet for the same day.

The level has been roughly steady over the past week (+0.04 ft).

Readings come from the Bureau of Reclamation's daily reservoir data for Buffalo Bill Reservoir Dam and Powerplant.

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	389,904 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Buffalo Bill Reservoir Dam and Powerplant
Elevation datum	ft (NGVD29)
Gauge location	44.5014, -109.1833

Nearby lakes

South Fork Dike at Buffalo Bill Reservoir4 mi S5,393.35 ft+0.03 ft Anchor Reservoir61 mi S6,369.45 ft−0.05 ft Bighorn Lake Yellowtail82 mi NE · MT3,626.48 ft+0.26 ft Jackson Lake83 mi SW6,734.38 ft+0.20 ft Bighorn River84 mi NE · MT3,188.57 ft+0.33 ft

Common questions

Is Buffalo Bill Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed +0.04 ft and over 30 days −7.30 ft.

How full is Buffalo Bill 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. 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.