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Lake Mead water level today

1,037.18 ft above sea level (the reading for October 19, 2026). It is 191.82 ft below full pool (1,229.00 ft). Lake Mead is falling slowly: down 0.47 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.14 ft over 30 days.

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes one reading per day for Lake Mead; today's value appears once the agency posts it, usually the next morning.

Level now1,037.18 ft
vs full pool (1,229.0)−191.82 ft
Past 24 hours−0.06 ft
Past 7 days−0.47 ft
Past 30 days−1.14 ft
vs 1 year ago−20.45 ft

Lake Mead level over the last 12 months

1,0351,0431,0521,0601,068 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months; full pool (1,229.0 ft) is 162.9 ft above the highest point shown.

12-month low: 1,037.18 ft (October 19, 2026). High: 1,066.14 ft (February 28, 2026). Swing: 28.96 ft.

Daily Lake Mead levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 19, 20261,037.18−0.06 ft
Oct 18, 20261,037.24−0.07 ft
Oct 17, 20261,037.31−0.12 ft
Oct 16, 20261,037.43−0.10 ft
Oct 15, 20261,037.53−0.01 ft
Oct 14, 20261,037.54−0.08 ft
Oct 13, 20261,037.62−0.03 ft
Oct 12, 20261,037.65−0.06 ft
Oct 11, 20261,037.71+0.06 ft
Oct 10, 20261,037.65+0.05 ft
Oct 9, 20261,037.60−0.01 ft
Oct 8, 20261,037.61−0.08 ft
Oct 7, 20261,037.69−0.07 ft
Oct 6, 20261,037.76−0.08 ft
Oct 5, 20261,037.84−0.09 ft
Oct 4, 20261,037.93±0.00 ft
Oct 3, 20261,037.93+0.06 ft
Oct 2, 20261,037.87+0.02 ft
Oct 1, 20261,037.85+0.05 ft
Sep 30, 20261,037.80−0.04 ft
Sep 29, 20261,037.84−0.03 ft
Sep 28, 20261,037.87+0.08 ft
Sep 27, 20261,037.79−0.09 ft
Sep 26, 20261,037.88−0.04 ft
Sep 25, 20261,037.92−0.09 ft
Sep 24, 20261,038.01−0.05 ft
Sep 23, 20261,038.06−0.08 ft
Sep 22, 20261,038.14−0.05 ft
Sep 21, 20261,038.19−0.03 ft
Sep 20, 20261,038.22−0.10 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 20251,057.561,057.141,058.91
Dec 20251,060.911,059.031,062.24
Jan 20261,063.941,062.281,065.37
Feb 20261,065.811,065.481,066.14
Mar 20261,064.571,062.051,066.14
Apr 20261,059.201,056.321,061.77
May 20261,052.981,050.001,056.02
Jun 20261,046.951,044.581,049.73
Jul 20261,042.361,041.091,044.49
Aug 20261,039.771,038.831,041.06
Sep 20261,038.451,037.791,038.94
Oct 2026 *1,037.631,037.181,037.93

* partial month or year.

Lake Mead year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *1,037.18 Oct 191,066.14 Mar 21,051.60
20251,054.07 Aug 11,068.52 Feb 241,060.10
20241,060.83 Nov 271,076.62 Mar 41,066.90
2023 *1,064.64 Nov 161,068.05 Dec 311,065.75

Lake Mead on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
20251,057.63 ft−20.45 ft
20241,063.20 ft−26.02 ft
20231,066.01 ft−28.83 ft

Is Lake Mead full?

Bureau of Reclamation full pool for Lake Mead is 1,229.00 ft. The lake is 191.82 ft short of that today.

Is Lake Mead rising or falling?

Lake Mead is falling slowly: down 0.47 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.14 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.06 ft.

How does Lake Mead compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 20.45 ft lower. Two years ago on this date it stood at 1,063.20 ft.

Data source

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation HDB), gauge lchdb SDI 1930; readings since Oct 16, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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