Minnesota lake levels today: Minnesota lakes

1 of 8 Minnesota lakes are below full pool today.

Data as of November 4, 2026. Pictured: Leech Lake.

Minnesota at a glance

Pictured: Lake Winnibigoshish, which is at full pool today.

8 Minnesota lakes trackedFederal reservoirs and lakes with a live agency gauge.
1 Below full poolOut of 8 with a published full pool; 7 are at or above it.
0 Lower than usual for the dateOut of 7 with five or more years of history; 4 are higher than usual.
0 Lower than a year agoOut of 8 lakes with a reading from the same date last year.

Every Minnesota lake, lowest first

Measured against full pool, Lac qui Parle is the emptiest Minnesota lake today (at full pool) and Cross Lake (Pine River) the fullest (at full pool).

Compared with a year ago, Lake Traverse has dropped the most (0.1 ft lower) and Lake Winnibigoshish has gained the most (0.7 ft higher).

0 of 7 lakes are lower than usual for early November, measured against each lake's own past years on today's date.

Select a column heading to sort the table. Each lake links to its own page with a 12-month chart and the dock check.

Minnesota lake levels. Select a column heading to sort.

Lac qui Parle	934.22	Full	50th pct	−0.02	+0.61
Lake Traverse	976.96	Full	63rd pct	+0.09	+0.12
Leech Lake	1,294.47	Full	73rd pct	+0.16	+0.40
Big Sandy Lake	1,216.21	Full	91st pct	+0.39	+0.55
Pokegama Lake	1,272.91	−0.8 ft	91st pct	+0.50	+0.47
Gull Lake	1,194.12	Full	100th pct	+0.33	+0.24
Lake Winnibigoshish	1,298.31	Full	100th pct	+0.63	+0.67
Cross Lake (Pine River)	1,229.27	Full	—	—	+0.37

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Minnesota lake questions

Which Minnesota lake is the fullest right now?

Cross Lake (Pine River): at full pool.

Which Minnesota lake is the lowest?

Measured against full pool, Lac qui Parle (at full pool). Measured against its own normal for the date, —.

How is this ranking made?

Lakes that publish storage are ranked by percent of conservation storage. The rest are placed by their distance from full pool. Natural lakes without a full pool sit at the end, compared only with their normal for the date.