Lucky Peak Lake water level: Lucky Peak 
108.9 ft low
Lucky Peak Lake is 108.9 ft below full pool, about normal for early November. The Lucky Peak Dam gauge read 2,946.10 ft at 1:00 AM MST, November 4, 2026.
How Lucky Peak stands today
In early November Lucky Peak normally sits near 2,948.72 ft, 106.3 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.
- 2,946.10 Feet above sea level1:00 AM MST, November 4, 2026, NGVD29 datum.
- −108.90 Feet from full poolFull pool today is 3,055.00 ft.
- 16.6 Percent of conservation storageWater held above top of inactive, as a share of the pool's capacity.
- −2.62 Feet from normal for Nov 4Median of 1996–2025 is 2,948.72 ft. Today ranks in the 33rd percentile.
- −0.64 Feet from a year ago2,946.74 ft on November 4, 2025.
- +0.84 Feet over 30 days−0.60 ft over the past 7 days.
The past year, day by day
The shaded band is where Lucky Peak 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 | 2,946.10 | 2,948.72 |
| November 3, 2026 | 2,945.70 | 2,948.59 |
| November 2, 2026 | 2,945.80 | 2,948.51 |
| November 1, 2026 | 2,946.20 | 2,948.58 |
| October 31, 2026 | 2,946.30 | 2,948.58 |
| October 30, 2026 | 2,946.60 | 2,948.38 |
| October 29, 2026 | 2,946.80 | 2,948.20 |
| October 28, 2026 | 2,946.70 | 2,948.00 |
| October 27, 2026 | 2,946.00 | 2,948.01 |
| October 26, 2026 | 2,945.79 | 2,948.25 |
| October 25, 2026 | 2,946.05 | 2,948.48 |
| October 24, 2026 | 2,946.26 | 2,948.07 |
| October 23, 2026 | 2,946.43 | 2,947.62 |
| October 22, 2026 | 2,945.82 | 2,947.60 |
| October 21, 2026 | 2,945.23 | 2,947.59 |
| Date | Level (ft) | Normal (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| October 20, 2026 | 2,944.86 | 2,948.07 |
| October 19, 2026 | 2,944.98 | 2,948.73 |
| October 18, 2026 | 2,945.23 | 2,948.64 |
| October 17, 2026 | 2,945.48 | 2,948.76 |
| October 16, 2026 | 2,945.56 | 2,949.14 |
| October 15, 2026 | 2,945.26 | 2,949.20 |
| October 14, 2026 | 2,945.05 | 2,949.11 |
| October 13, 2026 | 2,944.83 | 2,949.14 |
| October 12, 2026 | 2,944.71 | 2,949.30 |
| October 11, 2026 | 2,945.00 | 2,949.60 |
| October 10, 2026 | 2,945.31 | 2,950.05 |
| October 9, 2026 | 2,945.45 | 2,950.68 |
| October 8, 2026 | 2,945.41 | 2,951.50 |
| October 7, 2026 | 2,945.39 | 2,952.77 |
| October 6, 2026 | 2,945.31 | 2,954.44 |
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.
| Month | Low year (10th %) | Median | High year (90th %) | Days above your mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2,951.06 | 2,955.55 | 2,967.66 | — |
| February | 2,955.04 | 2,959.23 | 2,992.44 | — |
| March | 2,963.78 | 2,993.14 | 3,025.73 | — |
| April | 3,003.53 | 3,023.87 | 3,043.67 | — |
| May | 3,013.04 | 3,044.15 | 3,054.38 | — |
| June | 3,047.35 | 3,054.28 | 3,054.78 | — |
| July | 3,052.33 | 3,054.66 | 3,054.87 | — |
| August | 3,007.02 | 3,052.26 | 3,054.85 | — |
| September | 2,940.45 | 2,991.65 | 3,029.82 | — |
| October | 2,930.44 | 2,945.77 | 2,969.22 | — |
| November | 2,943.74 | 2,947.89 | 2,952.58 | — |
| December | 2,946.05 | 2,950.77 | 2,958.51 | — |
Other Idaho lakes, lowest first
| Lake | Level (ft) | Vs full pool |
|---|---|---|
 Ririe Reservoir | 5,064.87 | 41.1 ft below |
| Dworshak Reservoir | 1,514.51 | 85.5 ft below |
 American Falls Reservoir | 4,319.46 | 35.0 ft below |
 Lake Cascade | 4,815.55 | 12.5 ft below |
| Palisades Reservoir | 5,521.89 | 97.1 ft below |
| Anderson Ranch Reservoir | 4,150.07 | 43.9 ft below |
 Arrowrock Reservoir | 3,140.62 | 75.1 ft below |
 Lake Pend Oreille | 2,053.35 | 9.2 ft below |
| Brownlee Reservoir | 2,060.84 | 13.2 ft below |
Lucky Peak questions
What is full pool at Lucky Peak Lake?
Full pool at Lucky Peak Lake is 3,055.00 ft above sea level today. The agency's own term for it is “top of normal.”
Is Lucky Peak Lake full right now?
No. It is 108.9 ft below full pool and holds 16.6% of its conservation storage. In early November Lucky Peak normally sits near 2,948.72 ft, 106.3 ft under full pool, so most of today's gap is the usual seasonal drawdown.
Is Lucky Peak Lake lower than normal for early November?
No, it is close to normal. The median level on Nov 4 across 1996–2025 is 2,948.72 ft, and today's 2,946.10 ft is −2.62 ft from it. In 8 of 10 years the level on this date fell between 2,937.38 and 2,972.39 ft.
How does Lucky Peak Lake compare with last year?
A year ago, on November 4, 2025, it stood at 2,946.74 ft. It is 0.64 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 3,056.00 ft on July 1, 2009 and the lowest was 2,904.92 ft on November 4, 2004.
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.