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Lake Tschida water level: Tschida Rippling deep blue lake water 6.8 ft low

Lake Tschida is 6.8 ft below full pool, much lower than usual for early November. The Heart Butte Dam & Reservoir gauge read 2,057.74 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.

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

How Tschida stands today

2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 Full pool 2,064.50 ft A year ago 2,061.69 ft Normal today 2,061.49 ft Today 2,057.74 ft Feet above sea level (LOCAL)

The past year, day by day

The shaded band is where Tschida 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
2,060 2,065 DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov Full pool 2,064.50 Today Year ago
2,060 2,065 DecFebAprJunAugOct Full pool 2,064.50 Today Year ago

Monthly average since 2006

2,0552,0602,0652,0702006200920122015201820212024
2,0552,0602,0652,07020062011201620212026
Readings for the last 30 days
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
November 4, 20262,057.742,061.49
November 3, 20262,057.742,061.48
November 2, 20262,057.722,061.46
November 1, 20262,057.642,061.45
October 31, 20262,057.632,061.45
October 30, 20262,057.632,061.44
October 29, 20262,057.632,061.45
October 28, 20262,057.632,061.44
October 27, 20262,057.632,061.44
October 26, 20262,057.632,061.43
October 25, 20262,057.632,061.43
October 24, 20262,057.632,061.43
October 23, 20262,057.632,061.43
October 22, 20262,057.632,061.42
October 21, 20262,057.632,061.44
DateLevel (ft)Normal (ft)
October 20, 20262,057.632,061.44
October 19, 20262,057.632,061.44
October 18, 20262,057.622,061.44
October 17, 20262,057.622,061.43
October 16, 20262,057.622,061.43
October 15, 20262,057.622,061.42
October 14, 20262,057.622,061.38
October 13, 20262,057.622,061.37
October 12, 20262,057.622,061.37
October 11, 20262,057.622,061.36
October 10, 20262,057.612,061.36
October 9, 20262,057.612,061.37
October 8, 20262,057.612,061.38
October 7, 20262,057.612,061.39
October 6, 20262,057.612,061.40

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 2,057.74 ft.

Typical Lake Tschida level by month since 2016
MonthLow year (10th %)MedianHigh year (90th %)Days above your mark
January 2,059.83 2,061.40 2,062.68 —
February 2,059.91 2,061.52 2,063.31 —
March 2,059.99 2,062.21 2,065.53 —
April 2,060.85 2,063.55 2,065.89 —
May 2,062.33 2,063.80 2,064.97 —
June 2,062.48 2,063.59 2,064.32 —
July 2,060.92 2,063.06 2,064.18 —
August 2,058.63 2,062.11 2,063.52 —
September 2,057.55 2,061.17 2,062.53 —
October 2,057.61 2,060.58 2,062.28 —
November 2,057.66 2,060.82 2,062.58 —
December 2,058.64 2,061.19 2,062.58 —

Other North Dakota lakes, lowest first

Lake water surface
Open water
North Dakota lakes ranked by how full they are
Lake Level (ft) Vs full pool For the date
Lake Sakakawea 1,823.95 13.6 ft below Lower than usual
Lake Oahe 1,592.70 14.8 ft below About normal
Lake Ashtabula 1,265.39 0.6 ft below About normal
Lake Darling 1,596.44 0.6 ft below Higher than usual
Jamestown Reservoir 1,429.93 1.9 ft above Higher than usual
Lake Audubon 1,846.19 0.8 ft below Much higher than usual

All 7 North Dakota lakes →

Tschida questions

What is full pool at Lake Tschida?

Full pool at Lake Tschida is 2,064.50 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”

Is Lake Tschida full right now?

No. It is 6.8 ft below full pool.

Is Lake Tschida lower than normal for early November?

Yes. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 2,061.49 ft, and today's 2,057.74 ft is −3.75 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 2,059.21 and 2,062.78 ft.

How does Lake Tschida compare with last year?

A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 2,061.69 ft. It is 3.95 ft lower 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 2,082.73 ft on April 17, 2009 and the lowest was 2,055.74 ft on October 10, 2008.

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.