Pilot Butte Reservoir

Name: Pilot Butte Reservoir (Wyoming) water level
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Wyoming · Reclamation gauge

Grey bar: 12-month range 5,447.3–5,455.3 ft.

Water level

5,453.52FT

Storage 28,110 acre-feet

The source publishes no % full figure.

7 days −0.11 ft30 days +6.16 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

Wind6 mph

Rain13%

Temp49°F

Level5,453.5 ft

This AfternoonMostly Cloudy · 49°F
E 6 mph · rain 13%

TonightMostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog · 29°F
N 5 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

Pilot Butte Reservoir's latest daily level (Oct 24, 2026) is 5,453.52 ft.

Reclamation reports storage of 28,110 acre-feet for the same day.

Over the past 7 days the lake has been falling (−0.11 ft), and it is +6.16 ft over 30 days.

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

Lake facts

Storage (latest)	28,110 acre-feet
Gauge / station	Pilot Butte Reservoir and Dam
Elevation datum	ft
Gauge location	43.2000, -108.7500

Nearby lakes

Bull Lake Reservoir15 mi W5,776.88 ft+1.07 ft Boysen Reservoir32 mi NE4,711.91 ft+0.76 ft Anchor Reservoir32 mi N6,369.45 ft−0.05 ft Big Sandy Reservoir73 mi SW6,739.57 ft+1.32 ft Eden Reservoir74 mi SW6,704.36 ft−0.03 ft

Common questions

Is Pilot Butte Reservoir rising or falling?

Over the last 7 days it changed −0.11 ft and over 30 days +6.16 ft.

How full is Pilot 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.