Water report · Jackson Lake
Jackson Lake water level
Last reading 2 days ago: below normal for late August. Above 18% of past August 30s on record.
Updated 12:00 AM MDT, Aug 30
Jackson Lake water level history
What this means
Over the last 7 days, Jackson Lake held between 6,742.10 and 6,744.23 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Aug 24.
That is 2.13 ft lower than on Aug 24.
Over the last 30 days, Jackson Lake held between 6,742.10 and 6,753.59 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jul 31.
That is 11.49 ft lower than on Jul 31.
Over the last 90 days, Jackson Lake held between 6,742.10 and 6,767.81 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jun 1.
That is 25.71 ft lower than on Jun 1.
Over the last 12 months, Jackson Lake held between 6,742.10 and 6,767.92 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on May 18.
That is 18.93 ft lower than on Aug 30.
Storage, past 30 days
224,462 to 474,069 acre-feet over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportBureau of Reclamation station 7185, Jackson Lake and Jackson Lake Dam (JCK). Reclamation publishes a day or two behind, so the date beside the reading is the date of record, not today. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
About this gauge
Readings come from Bureau of Reclamation station 7185, Jackson Lake and Jackson Lake Dam (JCK). It reports reservoir elevation and storage. Reclamation publishes daily and runs a day or two behind. Readings describe the reservoir at the gauge; a shallow arm miles upstream will not match them.
Jackson Lake fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Jackson Lake record book