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Boysen Reservoir water level: Boysen Boysen Reservoir 12.2 ft low

Boysen Reservoir is 12.2 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Boysen Dam & Reservoir gauge read 4,712.78 ft at 7:00 AM MST, November 4, 2026.

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Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NWO district. Agency page.

How Boysen stands today

In early November Boysen normally sits near 4,718.82 ft, 6.2 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

4700 4705 4710 4715 4720 4725 Full pool 4,725.00 ft Normal today 4,718.82 ft Today 4,712.78 ft A year ago 4,711.52 ft Feet above sea level (LOCAL)
Boysen Reservoir
Boysen Reservoir. Photograph by Charles Willgren from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, CC BY 2.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Boysen usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 1996 to 2025. The blue line is the past 12 months; the sand line is the 12 months before. Hover or use the arrow keys to read any day.

  • Past 12 months
  • The 12 months before
  • Normal range (middle 80% of years)
  • Median
  • Full pool
4,700 4,705 4,710 4,715 4,720 4,725 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 4,725.00 Today Year ago
4,700 4,705 4,710 4,715 4,720 4,725 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 4,725.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

4,7104,7202006200920122015201820212024
4,7104,72020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 20264,712.764,718.82
November 3, 20264,712.704,718.81
November 2, 20264,712.664,718.80
November 1, 20264,712.544,718.79
October 31, 20264,712.464,718.77
October 30, 20264,712.394,718.76
October 29, 20264,712.314,718.74
October 28, 20264,712.234,718.72
October 27, 20264,712.144,718.71
October 26, 20264,712.054,718.69
October 25, 20264,711.954,718.67
October 24, 20264,711.874,718.67
October 23, 20264,711.794,718.66
October 22, 20264,711.694,718.67
October 21, 20264,711.584,718.68
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 20264,711.464,718.70
October 19, 20264,711.344,718.73
October 18, 20264,711.224,718.76
October 17, 20264,711.074,718.80
October 16, 20264,710.904,718.83
October 15, 20264,710.704,718.87
October 14, 20264,710.504,718.92
October 13, 20264,710.294,718.96
October 12, 20264,710.204,718.98
October 11, 20264,710.174,718.99
October 10, 20264,710.204,719.01
October 9, 20264,710.224,719.02
October 8, 20264,710.244,719.01
October 7, 20264,710.254,719.00
October 6, 20264,710.254,719.00

Is the water above your dock?

Enter the elevation of your dock, ramp end or a mark on your shoreline, in feet above sea level (LOCAL, the datum the Army Corps of Engineers uses for this gauge). You will see how far the water is above or below it today, and how often it dipped below it in each month since 2016.

Today the lake is at 4,712.78 ft.

Typical Boysen Reservoir level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 4,712.20 4,717.77 4,719.88 —
February 4,711.95 4,716.76 4,718.96 —
March 4,712.14 4,716.16 4,718.79 —
April 4,711.68 4,715.02 4,718.25 —
May 4,709.54 4,712.99 4,718.07 —
June 4,713.84 4,721.17 4,726.81 —
July 4,716.50 4,723.53 4,726.25 —
August 4,714.18 4,721.25 4,723.38 —
September 4,711.74 4,719.73 4,721.65 —
October 4,711.33 4,719.58 4,721.86 —
November 4,712.58 4,719.59 4,721.66 —
December 4,712.95 4,719.07 4,720.96 —

Other Wyoming lakes, lowest first

Boysen Reservoir
Boysen Reservoir
Wyoming lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Jackson Lake 6,734.62 33.4 ft below Much lower than usual
Flaming Gorge Reservoir 6,004.48 35.5 ft below Much lower than usual
Keyhole Reservoir 4,083.67 41.0% full Lower than usual
Buffalo Bill Reservoir 5,359.07 34.4 ft below Lower than usual
Bighorn Lake 3,626.47 13.5 ft below Lower than usual
Glendo Reservoir 4,599.23 35.8 ft below About normal

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Boysen questions

What is full pool at Boysen Reservoir?

Full pool at Boysen Reservoir is 4,725.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Boysen Reservoir full right now?

No. It is 12.2 ft below full pool. In early November Boysen normally sits near 4,718.82 ft, 6.2 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.

Is Boysen Reservoir lower than normal for early November?

No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 4,718.82 ft, and today's 4,712.78 ft is −6.04 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 4,702.41 and 4,721.67 ft.

How does Boysen Reservoir compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 4,711.52 ft. It is 1.26 ft higher now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 1995?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1995, the highest daily level was 4,728.89 ft on June 28, 2017 and the lowest was 4,686.87 ft on September 25, 2002.

How often is this page updated?

We pull new readings from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers several times a day. This page was last rebuilt on Wed, 04 Nov 2026 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.