Longview Lake water level: Longview 
1.0 ft high
Longview Lake is 1.0 ft above full pool, much higher than usual for early November. The Longview Dam & Reservoir gauge read 891.97 ft at 8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026.
How Longview stands today
- 891.97 Feet above sea level8:00 AM CST, November 4, 2026, LOCAL datum.
- +0.97 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 891.00 ft.
- 104.2 Percent of conservation storageWater held above bottom of conservation, as a share of the pool's capacity.
- +1.05 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 1996–2025 is 890.92 ft. Today ranks in the 97th percentile.
- +1.10 Feet from a year ago890.87 ft on November 4, 2025.
- +0.56 Feet over 30 days+0.69 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Longview 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
Monthly average since 2006
Readings for the last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| November 4, 2026 | 891.98 | 890.92 |
| November 3, 2026 | 891.80 | 890.94 |
| November 2, 2026 | 891.30 | 890.92 |
| November 1, 2026 | 891.31 | 890.88 |
| October 31, 2026 | 891.29 | 890.88 |
| October 30, 2026 | 891.24 | 890.88 |
| October 29, 2026 | 891.26 | 890.88 |
| October 28, 2026 | 891.28 | 890.89 |
| October 27, 2026 | 891.30 | 890.89 |
| October 26, 2026 | 891.32 | 890.90 |
| October 25, 2026 | 891.34 | 890.91 |
| October 24, 2026 | 891.37 | 890.87 |
| October 23, 2026 | 891.40 | 890.89 |
| October 22, 2026 | 891.43 | 890.91 |
| October 21, 2026 | 891.46 | 890.91 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 891.51 | 890.93 |
| October 19, 2026 | 891.55 | 890.95 |
| October 18, 2026 | 891.60 | 890.97 |
| October 17, 2026 | 891.66 | 891.02 |
| October 16, 2026 | 891.71 | 891.04 |
| October 15, 2026 | 891.62 | 891.04 |
| October 14, 2026 | 891.47 | 891.02 |
| October 13, 2026 | 891.21 | 891.01 |
| October 12, 2026 | 891.23 | 890.99 |
| October 11, 2026 | 891.26 | 890.99 |
| October 10, 2026 | 891.28 | 890.99 |
| October 9, 2026 | 891.30 | 891.03 |
| October 8, 2026 | 891.33 | 891.04 |
| October 7, 2026 | 891.35 | 891.06 |
| October 6, 2026 | 891.39 | 891.07 |
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.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 890.00 | 891.36 | 891.80 | — |
| February | 889.98 | 891.31 | 891.66 | — |
| March | 889.87 | 891.40 | 892.12 | — |
| April | 890.66 | 891.40 | 892.13 | — |
| May | 891.24 | 891.63 | 892.77 | — |
| June | 890.91 | 891.28 | 891.82 | — |
| July | 890.94 | 891.29 | 892.11 | — |
| August | 890.27 | 891.23 | 891.94 | — |
| September | 890.23 | 891.05 | 891.56 | — |
| October | 889.97 | 891.07 | 891.70 | — |
| November | 890.18 | 891.10 | 891.53 | — |
| December | 890.06 | 891.21 | 891.67 | — |
Other Missouri lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
| Pomme de Terre Lake | 837.96 | 88.7% full |
| Truman Lake | 705.12 | 94.1% full |
 Table Rock Lake | 910.52 | 78.3% full |
 Stockton Lake | 862.18 | 85.5% full |
| Bull Shoals Lake | 652.69 | 6.3 ft below |
| Smithville Lake | 863.89 | 98.5% full |
| Norfork Lake | 552.18 | 1.6 ft below |
| Clearwater Lake | 494.89 | 0.9 ft above |
| Long Branch Lake | 791.57 | 104.1% full |
Longview questions
What is full pool at Longview Lake?
Full pool at Longview Lake is 891.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of conservation.”
Is Longview Lake full right now?
It is over full: 1.0 ft above full pool, with flood storage up to 909.00 ft. Water above full pool is flood water the dam is holding back and releasing over time.
Is Longview Lake lower than normal for early November?
No, it is higher than normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 890.92 ft, and today's 891.97 ft is +1.05 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 889.93 and 891.61 ft.
How does Longview Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 890.87 ft. It is 1.10 ft higher now.
What are the highest and lowest levels since 1994?
In the daily record we hold, which starts in 1994, the highest daily level was 899.94 ft on August 22, 2017 and the lowest was 880.76 ft on October 30, 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 15:13:17 UTC. Readings are provisional and can be revised by the agency.