Lake Powell Water Level Today
Live elevation, storage, and boat ramp readiness — refreshed each visit from official federal sources.
Capacity
21.6%
Storage
5.25 MAF
Below Full
180.2 ft
Above Power Pool
29.79 ft
Depth at Dam
387.79 ft
Source: USBR Hydromet 919
Official end-of-day elevation at the Glen Canyon Dam forebay. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes one finalized reading per day; this refreshes automatically.
What today's reading means
Today's elevation is measured at the Glen Canyon Dam forebay. Full Pool sits at 3,700 ft, with minimum power pool at 3,490 ft and dead pool at 3,370 ft. Storage capacity is derived from the published USBR area–capacity curve.
Boat ramp status today: 0 open, 1 at risk, 3 limited, 8 closed. Check the Boat Ramps tab for ramp-by-ramp detail.
Where this data comes from
Live readings come from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Hydromet system, fetched and cached by this site's data service, with USGS Water Services as a fallback. If both are unreachable, the page shows the latest cached snapshot.
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