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Lake Russell water level today

154.86 ft above sea level (October 20, 2026 at 3:00 AM). It is 320.14 ft below the Corps' guide curve target for today (475.00 ft). Lake Russell is rising slowly: up 0.46 ft in the past 7 days and up 1.71 ft over 30 days.

Level now154.86 ft
vs guide curve (475.0)−320.14 ft
Past 24 hours−0.09 ft
Past 7 days+0.46 ft
Past 30 days+1.71 ft
vs 1 year ago+6.75 ft

Lake Russell level over the last 12 months

117213309405502 Oct 25Dec 25Feb 26Apr 26Jun 26Aug 26Oct 26
Daily elevation in feet, last 12 months; dashed orange line = Corps guide curve (target level).

12-month low: 143.52 ft (September 14, 2026). High: 154.95 ft (October 19, 2026). Swing: 11.43 ft.

Daily Lake Russell levels, last 30 days

DateElevation (ft)Change
Oct 20, 2026154.86−0.09 ft
Oct 19, 2026154.95+0.36 ft
Oct 18, 2026154.59+0.05 ft
Oct 17, 2026154.54+0.17 ft
Oct 16, 2026154.37−0.14 ft
Oct 15, 2026154.51±0.00 ft
Oct 14, 2026154.51+0.11 ft
Oct 13, 2026154.40−0.01 ft
Oct 12, 2026154.41+0.17 ft
Oct 11, 2026154.24+0.22 ft
Oct 10, 2026154.02+0.04 ft
Oct 9, 2026153.98+0.14 ft
Oct 8, 2026153.84+0.07 ft
Oct 7, 2026153.77+0.04 ft
Oct 6, 2026153.73+0.05 ft
Oct 5, 2026153.68+0.19 ft
Oct 4, 2026153.49+0.16 ft
Oct 3, 2026153.33+0.10 ft
Oct 2, 2026153.23+0.04 ft
Oct 1, 2026153.19+0.14 ft
Sep 30, 2026153.05+0.01 ft
Sep 29, 2026153.04+0.14 ft
Sep 28, 2026152.90−0.03 ft
Sep 27, 2026152.93+0.04 ft
Sep 26, 2026152.89+0.22 ft
Sep 25, 2026152.67+0.24 ft
Sep 24, 2026152.43+0.02 ft
Sep 23, 2026152.41−0.42 ft
Sep 22, 2026152.83−0.24 ft
Sep 21, 2026153.07−0.08 ft

Monthly average levels

MonthAverageLowHigh
Nov 2025148.44147.27150.41
Dec 2025149.95148.65150.85
Jan 2026151.61150.36153.75
Feb 2026150.71149.62152.01
Mar 2026151.31149.68152.81
Apr 2026151.40150.63152.31
May 2026151.51149.15152.97
Jun 2026150.00149.27151.14
Jul 2026150.34149.32151.03
Aug 2026151.53149.16153.47
Sep 2026152.74143.52153.71
Oct 2026 *154.08153.19154.95

* partial month or year.

Lake Russell year by year

YearLowHighAverage
2026 *143.52 Sep 14154.95 Oct 19151.44
2025142.10 Aug 8150.85 Dec 31146.87
2024143.87 Feb 26153.44 Jan 9147.21
2023 *147.75 Oct 15155.12 Dec 26152.16

Lake Russell on this date in past years

YearLevel on this dateToday vs then
2025148.11 ft+6.75 ft
2024145.80 ft+9.06 ft
2023150.09 ft+4.77 ft

Is Lake Russell full?

The Corps of Engineers manages Lake Russell to a seasonal guide curve rather than one fixed full level. Today's target is 475.00 ft and the lake is 320.14 ft below it.

Is Lake Russell rising or falling?

Lake Russell is rising slowly: up 0.46 ft in the past 7 days and up 1.71 ft over 30 days. In the latest day it moved −0.09 ft.

How does Lake Russell compare with last year?

Compared with the same date last year, the lake is 6.75 ft higher. Two years ago on this date it stood at 145.80 ft.

Data source

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE CWMS Data API), gauge Russell.Elev-Head.Inst.1Hour.0.Raw-SHEF_SAS; readings since Oct 15, 2023. Official source · how we collect it.

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