Water report · Lake Mead
Lake Mead water level
Typical for August 31: 1,172.75 ft.
Updated 12:00 AM MST, Aug 28
Lake Mead water level history
What this means
Over the last 7 days, Lake Mead held between 1,038.89 and 1,039.31 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on Aug 22.
That is 0.42 ft lower than on Aug 22.
Over the last 30 days, Lake Mead held between 1,038.89 and 1,041.10 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on Jul 31.
That is 2.20 ft lower than on Jul 30.
Over the last 90 days, Lake Mead held between 1,038.89 and 1,050.00 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on May 31.
That is 11.11 ft lower than on May 31.
Over the last 12 months, Lake Mead held between 1,038.89 and 1,066.14 ft, lowest on Aug 28 and highest on Feb 28.
That is 16.59 ft lower than on Aug 30.
Storage, past 30 days
6,901,460 to 7,053,590 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 3514, Lake Mead Hoover Dam and Powerplant. 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 3514, Lake Mead Hoover Dam and Powerplant. 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.
Lake Mead 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 Lake Mead record book