North Dakota Lake Levels Today
6 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 6 lakes and reservoirs in North Dakota. Of the 6 with a published full pool, 3 are at or above it and 0 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Jamestown Reservoir (+2.00 ft) and the lowest is Lake Sakakawea (−13.14 ft). Over the last 24 hours 2 rose and 0 fell by more than a twentieth of a foot; the rest held steady.
Every figure is the operating agency's own gauge reading, republished once a day. Open a lake for its staff gauge, a one-year chart, pool elevations and the source link. Elevations are in feet above the agency's vertical datum, so compare lakes by their distance from full pool, not by raw elevation.
| Lake | Elevation (ft) | From full | 24h |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Sakakawea | 1,824.36 | −13.14 ft | +0.07 ft |
| Bowman-Haley Reservoir | 2,748.73 | −6.07 ft | +0.03 ft |
| Heart Butte Reservoir | 2,057.57 | −6.93 ft | −0.05 ft |
| Jamestown Reservoir | 1,430.00 | +2.00 ft | +0.06 ft |
| Lake Audubon | 1,846.54 | −0.46 ft | −0.01 ft |
| Pipestem Reservoir | 1,442.62 | +0.12 ft | −0.01 ft |
North Dakota lake level questions
Which North Dakota lake is lowest right now?
Lake Sakakawea, at 1,824.36 ft, −13.14 ft from its full pool of 1,837.50 ft.
How many North Dakota lakes are full?
3 of the 6 North Dakota lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 0 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are North Dakota lake levels updated here?
Once a day. The readings on this page were pulled Sep 21, 2026; each lake page shows the exact timestamp of its gauge reading.