Truman Lake Water Level Today

Missouri · near Warsaw · Near full pool

Flood pool739.6Full pool706.0Bottom of pool628.0
Elevation
705.39 ft
From full pool
−0.63 ft
Percent of pool
99.2%
24-hour change
+0.02 ft
7-day change
+0.03 ft
Reading
Sep 21, 2026 · USACE

Last year at Truman Lake

704.4710.1715.9full poolAug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26
Daily mean elevation in feet, last 400 days. Dashed lines mark the published pool elevations.

Truman Lake is 0.63 ft below full pool, at 705.39 ft, up 0.02 ft in the last 24 hours. That puts the lake at 99.2 percent of its conservation pool. The top of the flood pool is 34.2 ft higher, at 739.60 ft.

Over the last 7 days the level held steady, and over 30 days it fell 0.34 ft. In the 400 days of readings on this page the high was 715.94 ft on May 1, 2026 and the low was 704.35 ft on Nov 19, 2025, a range of 11.59 ft.

The reading is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gauge at Harry S Truman Dam & Reservoir, near Warsaw, taken Sep 21, 2026 and referenced to the NGVD29 datum. This page is rebuilt once a day from the agency feed; it is not a live gauge, so during a fast rise or a scheduled release check the USACE page for hourly values.

Truman Lake pool elevations

Current elevation705.39 ft
Full pool (top of conservation)706.02 ft
Top of flood pool739.60 ft
Bottom of conservation pool628.00 ft
Top of dam756.00 ft
Inflow1,800 cfs
Outflow250 cfs
30-day change−0.34 ft
1-year high715.94 ft (May 1, 2026)
1-year low704.35 ft (Nov 19, 2025)
Vertical datumNGVD29
Operating agencyU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NWK district

Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read what full pool and flood pool mean.

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Truman Lake level questions

What is the water level of Truman Lake today?

Truman Lake is at 705.39 ft as of Sep 21, 2026, −0.63 ft relative to full pool (706.02 ft). The 24-hour change is +0.02 ft.

What is full pool at Truman Lake?

Full pool, the top of the conservation pool, is 706.02 ft (NGVD29). Above that, water is stored temporarily in the flood pool up to 739.60 ft. The bottom of the conservation pool is 628.00 ft.

Is Truman Lake rising or falling?

Over the last 24 hours the level is +0.02 ft; over 7 days it held steady, and over 30 days it fell 0.34 ft.

Where does this Truman Lake level come from?

From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) public data feed for Harry S Truman Dam & Reservoir. Lake Levels Today republishes the agency's daily value without adjustment and links to the source below.