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Harry Strunk Lake water level: Strunk Rippling deep blue lake water 10.6 ft low

Harry Strunk Lake is 10.6 ft below full pool, lower than usual for early November. The Medicine Cr Dam (Harry Strunk L) gauge read 2,355.54 ft at 6:00 AM CST, November 3, 2026.

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

How Strunk stands today

In early November Strunk normally sits near 2,359.42 ft, 6.7 ft under full pool; today it is 3.9 ft below even that.

2354 2356 2358 2360 2362 2364 2366 Full pool 2,366.10 ft Normal today 2,359.42 ft A year ago 2,358.93 ft Today 2,355.54 ft Feet above sea level (LOCAL)

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Strunk usually sits on each date: the middle 80% of years from 2018 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
2,355 2,360 2,365 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 2,366.10 Today Year ago
2,355 2,360 2,365 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 2,366.10 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2018

2,3502,360201820192020202120222023202420252026
2,3502,36020182020202220242026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 3, 20262,355.432,359.42
November 2, 20262,355.372,359.37
November 1, 20262,355.252,359.33
October 31, 20262,355.152,359.28
October 30, 20262,355.072,359.23
October 29, 20262,355.002,359.18
October 28, 20262,354.932,359.13
October 27, 20262,354.862,359.08
October 26, 20262,354.652,359.03
October 25, 20262,354.652,358.98
October 24, 20262,354.622,358.93
October 23, 20262,354.572,358.88
October 22, 20262,354.522,358.83
October 21, 20262,354.462,358.78
October 20, 20262,354.402,358.74
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 19, 20262,354.362,358.69
October 18, 20262,354.362,358.65
October 17, 20262,354.362,358.61
October 16, 20262,354.262,358.57
October 15, 20262,354.182,358.53
October 14, 20262,354.152,358.49
October 13, 20262,353.972,358.46
October 12, 20262,353.962,358.42
October 11, 20262,353.962,358.38
October 10, 20262,353.972,358.35
October 9, 20262,353.922,358.31
October 8, 20262,353.802,358.27
October 7, 20262,353.822,358.24
October 6, 20262,353.762,358.21
October 5, 20262,353.762,358.18

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 2018.

Today the lake is at 2,355.54 ft.

Typical Harry Strunk Lake level by month since 2018
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 2,357.34 2,362.73 2,365.46 —
February 2,359.55 2,364.53 2,365.40 —
March 2,361.40 2,365.40 2,366.20 —
April 2,362.88 2,365.98 2,367.58 —
May 2,364.58 2,366.45 2,367.39 —
June 2,365.03 2,366.15 2,367.47 —
July 2,361.44 2,364.23 2,367.04 —
August 2,355.54 2,360.26 2,365.45 —
September 2,351.06 2,356.90 2,364.05 —
October 2,351.42 2,358.32 2,364.67 —
November 2,353.03 2,360.09 2,365.40 —
December 2,354.86 2,361.23 2,365.42 —

Other Nebraska lakes, lowest first

Lake water surface
Open water
Nebraska lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Hugh Butler Lake 2,564.93 30.6% full About normal
Harlan County Lake 1,932.96 53.7% full About normal
Enders Reservoir 3,080.16 0.3% full About normal
Swanson Lake 2,734.14 38.8% full About normal
Lewis and Clark Lake 1,208.17 3.7 ft above Much higher than usual

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Strunk questions

What is full pool at Harry Strunk Lake?

Full pool at Harry Strunk Lake is 2,366.10 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Harry Strunk Lake full right now?

No. It is 10.6 ft below full pool and holds 51.3% of its conservation storage. In early November Strunk normally sits near 2,359.42 ft, 6.7 ft under full pool; today it is 3.9 ft below even that.

Is Harry Strunk Lake lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 3 across 2018–2025 is 2,359.42 ft, and today's 2,355.54 ft is −3.88 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 2,354.72 and 2,363.10 ft.

How does Harry Strunk Lake compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 3, 2025, it stood at 2,358.93 ft. It is 3.39 ft lower now.

What are the highest and lowest levels since 2018?

In the daily record we hold, which starts in 2018, the highest daily level was 2,370.46 ft on July 12, 2019 and the lowest was 2,349.24 ft on September 10, 2022.

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.