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Rough River Lake water level today

488.61 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM). Rough River Lake is falling steadily: down 1.27 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.50 ft over 30 days.

Level now488.61 ft
Past 24 hours−0.03 ft
Past 7 days−1.27 ft
Past 30 days−1.50 ft
vs 1 year ago−0.03 ft

Rough River Lake level over the last 12 months

467478488499510 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months.

12-month low: 469.94 ft (March 2, 2026). High: 507.03 ft (July 15, 2026). Swing: 37.09 ft.

Daily Rough River Lake levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026488.61−0.03 ft
Oct 19, 2026488.64−0.40 ft
Oct 18, 2026489.04−0.32 ft
Oct 17, 2026489.36−0.33 ft
Oct 16, 2026489.69−0.21 ft
Oct 15, 2026489.90+0.01 ft
Oct 14, 2026489.89+0.01 ft
Oct 13, 2026489.88±0.00 ft
Oct 12, 2026489.88−0.01 ft
Oct 11, 2026489.89±0.00 ft
Oct 10, 2026489.89+0.01 ft
Oct 9, 2026489.88−0.01 ft
Oct 8, 2026489.89−0.01 ft
Oct 7, 2026489.90−0.02 ft
Oct 6, 2026489.92−0.02 ft
Oct 5, 2026489.94−0.01 ft
Oct 4, 2026489.95−0.02 ft
Oct 3, 2026489.97−0.01 ft
Oct 2, 2026489.98+0.06 ft
Oct 1, 2026489.92−0.01 ft
Sep 30, 2026489.93−0.01 ft
Sep 29, 2026489.94−0.02 ft
Sep 28, 2026489.96−0.01 ft
Sep 27, 2026489.97−0.03 ft
Sep 26, 2026490.00−0.01 ft
Sep 25, 2026490.01−0.02 ft
Sep 24, 2026490.03−0.02 ft
Sep 23, 2026490.05−0.02 ft
Sep 22, 2026490.07−0.02 ft
Sep 21, 2026490.09−0.02 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025475.90470.57484.25
Dec 2025470.93470.25473.45
Jan 2026470.55470.11471.08
Feb 2026472.93470.23477.70
Mar 2026473.47469.94477.11
Apr 2026472.41470.60473.61
May 2026477.57473.70489.13
Jun 2026493.19489.24504.64
Jul 2026505.42502.58507.03
Aug 2026494.87490.34502.30
Sep 2026490.19489.93490.51
Oct 2026 *489.70488.61489.98

* partial month or year.

Rough River Lake year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *469.94 Mar 2507.03 Jul 15483.92
2025470.25 Dec 15530.44 Apr 6495.29
2024470.05 Dec 1505.38 Jun 6485.22
2023 *470.07 Dec 14489.31 Oct 15476.20

Rough River Lake on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025488.64 ft−0.03 ft
2024487.10 ft+1.51 ft
2023487.81 ft+0.80 ft

Is Rough River Lake full?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not publish a full-pool figure in this data feed, so compare today's 488.61 ft with the 12-month range above (469.94 to 507.03 ft) and with past years.

Is Rough River Lake rising or falling?

Rough River Lake is falling steadily: down 1.27 ft in the past 7 days and down 1.50 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.03 ft.

How does Rough River Lake compare with last year?

That is about the same as a year ago. Two years ago on this date it stood at 487.10 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Rough-Lake.Elev.Inst.15Minutes.0.USGS-rev; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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