Nebraska Lake Levels Today
10 lakes and reservoirs · updated Sep 21, 2026
Lake Levels Today tracks 10 lakes and reservoirs in Nebraska. Of the 10 with a published full pool, 5 are at or above it and 2 are well below it. The highest relative to full pool is Papillion Creek Dam 18 Lake (+1.79 ft) and the lowest is Enders Lake (−31.96 ft). Over the last 24 hours 1 rose and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enders Lake | 3,080.34 | −31.96 ft | −0.03 ft |
| Harlan County Reservoir | 1,932.14 | −13.59 ft | −0.02 ft |
| Medicine Cr Lake | 2,352.69 | −13.41 ft | +0.14 ft |
| Papillion Creek Dam 11 Lake | 1,122.33 | +1.33 ft | +0.02 ft |
| Papillion Creek Dam 16 Lake | 1,104.65 | +0.65 ft | −0.14 ft |
| Papillion Creek Dam 18 Lake | 1,111.79 | +1.79 ft | −0.37 ft |
| Papillion Creek Dam 20 Lake | 1,096.81 | +0.98 ft | −0.05 ft |
| Red Willow Lake | 2,564.70 | −17.10 ft | +0.03 ft |
| Salt Creek Dam 18 Lake | 1,283.97 | −0.03 ft | no change |
| Swanson Lake | 2,734.26 | −17.74 ft | +0.01 ft |
Nebraska lake level questions
Which Nebraska lake is lowest right now?
Enders Lake, at 3,080.34 ft, −31.96 ft from its full pool of 3,112.30 ft.
How many Nebraska lakes are full?
5 of the 10 Nebraska lakes with a published full pool are within half a foot of it or above, and 2 are more than halfway down the conservation pool.
How often are Nebraska 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.