Oregon conditions

Oregon Lake Levels and River Flow

USGS lake and river gauges, Corps reservoir readings and NOAA tide stations.

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Photo of Lake Owyhee: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain

Lake gauges

Oregon lakes with a live USGS gauge

USGS gaugeLatest readingTime (ET)
Lake Abert Near Valley Falls, Or4,251.58 ft lake elevationNov 3 11:45 pm
Crater Lake Near Crater Lake, Or6,165.32 ft lake elevationNov 3 11:30 pm
Upper Klamath Lake Nr K.falls(weight/mean Elev) Or4,140.68 ft lake elevationNov 3 11:30 pm
Keno Reservoir At Keno, Or83.88 ft lake elevationNov 4 12:15 am
Lake Owyhee Near Nyssa Or2,604.92 ft gage heightNov 3 11:30 pm
Warmsprings Reservoir Near Riverside,oreg.3,344.59 ft gage heightNov 4 12:15 am

US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Nov 4, 2026 12:32 am ET. Provisional readings can be revised.

  • LAKE ABERT NEAR VALLEY FALLS, ORLAKE ABERT NEAR VALLEY FALLS, OR
  • Crater LakeCRATER LAKE NEAR CRATER LAKE, OR
  • Upper Klamath LakeUPPER KLAMATH LAKE NR K.FALLS(WEIGHT/MEAN ELEV) OR
  • KENO RESERVOIR AT KENO, ORKENO RESERVOIR AT KENO, OR
  • Lake OwyheeLAKE OWYHEE NEAR NYSSA OR
  • Warm Springs ReservoirWARMSPRINGS RESERVOIR NEAR RIVERSIDE,OREG.
  • Willow Creek Reservoir (Morrow County)WILLOW CREEK LAKE AT HEPPNER, OR
  • PROWELL SPRINGS DIVERSION POOL, NEAR BEND, ORPROWELL SPRINGS DIVERSION POOL, NEAR BEND, OR
  • Lake Billy ChinookLAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR CULVER, OR
  • Lake Billy ChinookLAKE BILLY CHINOOK NEAR GRANDVIEW, OR
  • Bull Run LakeBULL RUN LAKE NEAR BRIGHTWOOD, OR
  • BULL RUN RESERVOIR NO 1 NEAR BULL RUN, ORBULL RUN RESERVOIR NO 1 NEAR BULL RUN, OR
  • BULL RUN RESERVOIR NO 2, NEAR BULL RUN, ORBULL RUN RESERVOIR NO 2, NEAR BULL RUN, OR
  • Hills Creek LakeHILLS CREEK LAKE NEAR OAKRIDGE, OR
  • Lookout Point LakeLOOKOUT POINT LAKE NEAR LOWELL, OR
  • Dexter ReservoirDEXTER LAKE AT DEXTER, OR
  • Fall Creek LakeFALL CREEK LAKE NEAR LOWELL, OR
  • Cottage Grove LakeCOTTAGE GROVE LAKE NR COTTAGE GROVE, OR
  • Dorena LakeDORENA LAKE NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, OR
  • Cougar ReservoirCOUGAR LAKE NEAR RAINBOW, OR
  • Blue River LakeBLUE RIVER LAKE NEAR BLUE RIVER, OR
  • Fern Ridge LakeFERN RIDGE LAKE NEAR ELMIRA, OR
  • Detroit LakeDETROIT LAKE NEAR DETROIT, OR
  • Big Cliff ReservoirBIG CLIFF LAKE NEAR NIAGARA, OR
  • GREEN PETER LAKE NEAR FOSTER, ORGREEN PETER LAKE NEAR FOSTER, OR
  • Foster LakeFOSTER LAKE AT FOSTER, OR
  • Galesville ReservoirGALESVILLE RESERVOIR NEAR AZALEA, OR
  • Diamond LakeDIAMOND LAKE NEAR DIAMOND LAKE, OR
  • Lemolo LakeLEMOLO LAKE NEAR TOKETEE FALLS, OR
  • Lost Creek LakeLOST CREEK LAKE NEAR MCLEOD, OR
  • Applegate LakeAPPLEGATE LAKE NEAR COPPER, OR.
  • Upper Klamath LakeUPPER KLAMATH LAKE AT HOWARD BAY, OR
  • RATTLESNAKE POINT – RPTRATTLESNAKE POINT – RPT
  • MID-TRENCH – LOWER – MDTLMID-TRENCH – LOWER – MDTL
  • MID-TRENCH – UPPER – MDTUMID-TRENCH – UPPER – MDTU
  • SHOALWATER BAY – SHBSHOALWATER BAY – SHB
  • MID-NORTH – LOWER – MDNLMID-NORTH – LOWER – MDNL
  • MID-NORTH – UPPER – MDNUMID-NORTH – UPPER – MDNU
  • WILLIAMSON RIVER OUTLET – WMRWILLIAMSON RIVER OUTLET – WMR
  • Detroit LakeDETROIT LAKE AT LOG BOOM BEHIND DETROIT DAM, OR

USGS Water Data for the Nation, live through the plugin; site list read November 2, 2026.

Corps reservoirs

Oregon reservoirs in the Corps Northwestern Division data

ReservoirForebay elevationReading dateDistrict
Applegate Lake near Copper1,881.88 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Big Cliff Dam1,198.73 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Beulah Reservoir3,293.14 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW
Blue River Dam1,209.81 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Bonneville Lock and Dam76.1 ftNovember 2, 2026NWDP
Bully Cr Res near Vale2,479.46 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW
Cougar Dam1,521.46 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Cottage Grove Dam750.76 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Detroit Dam1,482.6 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Dexter Dam692.53 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Dorena Dam770.04 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Emigrant Dam2,162 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Fall Creek Dam760.78 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Foster Reservoir615.84 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Fern Ridge Dam362.67 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Green Peter Reservoir840.18 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Hills Creek Dam1,447.02 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
John Day Lock and Dam265.82 ftNovember 2, 2026NWDP
Lookout Point Dam798.3 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Lost Creek Dam1,779.66 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
McNary Lock and Dam339.44 ftNovember 2, 2026NWDP
Ochoco Reservoir3,080.36 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Lk Owhee&Owyhee R nr Adrian2,604.83 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW
Mason Dam&Phillips Lk nr Baker3,982.17 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW
Prineville Reservoir3,175.23 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
Scoggins Dam259.01 ftNovember 2, 2026NWP
The Dalles Lock and Dam158.84 ftNovember 2, 2026NWDP
Thief Valley Dam & Res nr N Pwdr3,096.62 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW
Warm Springs Dam nr Rvrside3,344.42 ftNovember 2, 2026NWW

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Northwestern Division water management data (NWD dataquery), dated readings, read November 2, 2026; datum as the Corps publishes it.

River gauges

Oregon rivers with an active USGS gauge

320 active USGS stream gauges feed the river pages on this site; each river page shows its own gauges live.

  • Willamette River10 gauges
  • Klamath River9 gauges
  • McKenzie River8 gauges
  • Rogue River7 gauges
  • Clackamas River5 gauges
  • South Santiam River5 gauges
  • Tualatin River5 gauges
  • Bull Run River4 gauges
  • Columbia River4 gauges
  • Deschutes River4 gauges
  • Lost River4 gauges
  • North Santiam River4 gauges
  • Nehalem River4 gauges
  • Applegate River3 gauges
  • Long Tom River3 gauges
  • North Umpqua River3 gauges
  • South Umpqua River3 gauges
  • John Day River3 gauges
  • Blue River2 gauges
  • Crooked River2 gauges
  • Illinois River2 gauges
  • Luckiamute River2 gauges
  • Middle Fork Willamette River2 gauges
  • Nestucca River2 gauges
  • Owyhee River2 gauges
  • Pudding River2 gauges
  • Row River2 gauges
  • Sandy River2 gauges
  • Santiam River2 gauges
  • Siletz River2 gauges
Tides

NOAA water level stations on the Oregon coast

4.11 ftPort Orford, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
3.83 ftCharleston, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
4.19 ftSouth Beach, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
3.88 ftGaribaldi, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
3.32 ftAstoria, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026
2.64 ftWauna, MLLW water level, November 2, 2026

NOAA CO-OPS water level, preliminary reading at retrieval; station page for live data.

Photos

Oregon Lake Levels and River Flow, illustrated with Oregon water

Owyhee River, Oregon
Owyhee River
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Crane Prairie Reservoir, Oregon
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Cultus Lake, Oregon
Cultus Lake
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Davis Lake, Oregon
Davis Lake
Photo: Bonnie Moreland, Public domain
Answers

Oregon water level questions

Where do Oregon lake levels come from?

USGS lake gauges, read live, and Army Corps Northwestern Division forebay readings, printed with their date.

How many Corps reservoirs are listed?

29, from Applegate to the Willamette Valley projects.

Why are some Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs missing?

Their data service does not allow automated reading, so no level is printed rather than a guess.

Do river flows update?

Yes; every USGS gauge on a river page pulls its latest reading.

Are the Corps figures live?

No; they are the reading on the date shown. The Corps data query page has the current value.

Which datum do the Corps figures use?

The one the Corps publishes for each project; this page does not convert them.

How many USGS lake gauges are active?

41.

Where are tide predictions?

At the NOAA links in the tide band, one per station.