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Detroit Lake water level: Detroit Lake Detroit Lake 82.0 ft low

Detroit Lake is 82.0 ft below full pool. The Detroit Dam gauge read 1,481.54 ft at 6:30 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

Data note: only 0 past years on this date. Some comparisons on this page are left out until the record is long enough.

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

How Detroit Lake stands today

1480 1490 1500 1510 1520 1530 1540 1550 1560 1570 Full pool 1,563.50 ft Today 1,481.54 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
USACE Detroit Dam Oregon
USACE Detroit Dam Oregon. Photograph by Bob Heims, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain.

The past year, day by day

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
  • Full pool
1,480 1,500 1,520 1,540 1,560 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 1,563.50 Today
1,480 1,500 1,520 1,540 1,560 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 1,563.50 Today
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 20261,481.60—
November 3, 20261,481.97—
November 2, 20261,482.58—
November 1, 20261,483.19—
October 31, 20261,483.85—
October 30, 20261,484.40—
October 29, 20261,484.90—
October 28, 20261,485.30—
October 27, 20261,485.65—
October 26, 20261,486.09—
October 25, 20261,486.63—
October 24, 20261,487.30—
October 23, 20261,487.93—
October 22, 20261,488.63—
October 21, 20261,489.33—
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 20261,490.03—
October 19, 20261,490.70—
October 18, 20261,491.38—
October 17, 20261,492.06—
October 16, 20261,492.75—
October 15, 20261,493.64—
October 14, 20261,494.54—
October 13, 20261,495.54—
October 12, 20261,496.49—
October 11, 20261,497.38—
October 10, 20261,498.26—
October 9, 20261,499.14—
October 8, 20261,500.04—
October 7, 20261,500.89—
October 6, 20261,501.71—

Other Oregon lakes, lowest first

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Oregon lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Phillips Lake 3,982.11 80.3 ft below Much lower than usual
Blue River Lake 1,205.88 144.1 ft below Much lower than usual
Applegate Lake 1,880.79 106.2 ft below Lower than usual
Dorena Lake 769.59 62.4 ft below Lower than usual
Cottage Grove Lake 750.32 39.7 ft below About normal
Brownlee Reservoir 2,060.84 13.2 ft below Higher than usual
Fern Ridge Lake 362.05 11.5 ft below Much higher than usual
Fall Creek Lake 758.52 71.5 ft below Much higher than usual
Green Peter Reservoir 836.67 173.3 ft below —
Cougar Reservoir 1,519.07 170.9 ft below —
Lookout Point Lake 796.88 129.1 ft below —
Hills Creek Lake 1,446.58 94.4 ft below —
Lost Creek Lake 1,779.29 92.7 ft below —
Foster Lake 615.84 21.2 ft below —

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Detroit Lake questions

What is full pool at Detroit Lake?

Full pool at Detroit Lake is 1,563.50 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Detroit Lake full right now?

No. It is 82.0 ft below full pool.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2026?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2026, the highest daily level was 1,514.40 ft on September 20, 2026 and the lowest was 1,481.60 ft on November 4, 2026.

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.