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Lake Roosevelt water level: Roosevelt Lake Roosevelt 1.0 ft low

Lake Roosevelt is 1.0 ft below full pool, much higher than usual for early November. The Grand Coulee Dam gauge read 1,289.00 ft at 5:00 AM PST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Roosevelt stands today

1284 1285 1286 1287 1288 1289 1290 1291 Full pool 1,290.00 ft Today 1,289.00 ft Normal today 1,286.98 ft A year ago 1,286.55 ft Feet above sea level (NGVD29)
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IMG 9097FDRlake. Photograph by Civilengtiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Roosevelt 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
1,220 1,240 1,260 1,280 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 1,290.00 Today Year ago
1,220 1,240 1,260 1,280 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 1,290.00 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

1,2201,2401,2601,2802006200920122015201820212024
1,2201,2401,2601,28020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 20261,289.051,286.98
November 3, 20261,289.121,286.85
November 2, 20261,288.921,286.66
November 1, 20261,288.551,286.73
October 31, 20261,288.401,286.74
October 30, 20261,288.571,286.71
October 29, 20261,288.651,286.67
October 28, 20261,288.691,286.60
October 27, 20261,288.631,286.47
October 26, 20261,288.281,286.18
October 25, 20261,288.021,286.04
October 24, 20261,287.761,285.82
October 23, 20261,287.521,285.56
October 22, 20261,287.381,285.55
October 21, 20261,287.271,285.66
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 20261,287.201,285.65
October 19, 20261,287.021,285.63
October 18, 20261,286.911,285.59
October 17, 20261,286.801,285.59
October 16, 20261,286.461,285.60
October 15, 20261,285.971,285.59
October 14, 20261,285.601,285.54
October 13, 20261,285.311,285.49
October 12, 20261,285.221,285.48
October 11, 20261,285.301,285.38
October 10, 20261,285.531,285.44
October 9, 20261,285.701,285.42
October 8, 20261,285.901,285.33
October 7, 20261,286.161,285.25
October 6, 20261,286.411,285.16

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 (NGVD29, 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 1,289.00 ft.

Typical Lake Roosevelt level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 1,278.82 1,282.02 1,286.09 —
February 1,266.18 1,275.47 1,286.28 —
March 1,251.28 1,257.93 1,279.09 —
April 1,237.09 1,252.36 1,277.79 —
May 1,240.64 1,262.80 1,278.85 —
June 1,274.62 1,283.68 1,286.88 —
July 1,285.54 1,287.74 1,289.26 —
August 1,279.02 1,282.89 1,287.02 —
September 1,277.17 1,279.99 1,283.77 —
October 1,283.43 1,284.65 1,286.71 —
November 1,279.24 1,285.01 1,286.88 —
December 1,274.55 1,282.93 1,285.48 —

Other Washington lakes, lowest first

Lake Roosevelt
Lake Roosevelt
Washington lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Ross Lake 1,568.34 23.8 ft below Lower than usual
Baker Lake 711.76 At pool About normal

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Roosevelt questions

What is full pool at Lake Roosevelt?

Full pool at Lake Roosevelt is 1,290.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of normal.”

Is Lake Roosevelt full right now?

No. It is 1.0 ft below full pool.

Is Lake Roosevelt lower than normal for early November?

No, it is higher than normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 1,286.98 ft, and today's 1,289.00 ft is +2.02 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 1,285.19 and 1,288.07 ft.

How does Lake Roosevelt compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 1,286.55 ft. It is 2.45 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 1,289.96 ft on August 3, 2011 and the lowest was 1,208.52 ft on May 6, 1997.

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 13:52:28 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.