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Potholes Reservoir water level

Water reportPotholes Reservoir and O'Sullivan Dam (POT)Aug 30
1,028.78ftNormal

Last reading 2 days ago: near normal for late August. Above 46% of past August 30s on record.

Updated 12:00 AM PDT, Aug 30

53,524 afstorage

Potholes Reservoir water level history

Aug 29typical 1,027.55 to 1,030.92 ft
1,028.78ft
Aug 23Aug 26Aug 29
Aug 29typical 1,027.55 to 1,030.92 ft
1,028.78ft
Jul 31Aug 14Aug 29
Aug 29typical 1,027.55 to 1,030.92 ft
1,028.78ft
Jun 1Jul 16Aug 29
Aug 29typical 1,027.55 to 1,030.92 ft
1,028.78ft
Aug 31Mar 3Aug 29

What this means

Over the last 7 days, Potholes Reservoir held between 1,028.78 and 1,029.95 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Aug 23.

That is 1.17 ft lower than on Aug 23.

Over the last 30 days, Potholes Reservoir held between 1,028.78 and 1,034.61 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jul 31.

That is 5.83 ft lower than on Jul 31.

Over the last 90 days, Potholes Reservoir held between 1,028.78 and 1,046.29 ft, lowest on Aug 29 and highest on Jun 1.

That is 17.51 ft lower than on Jun 1.

Over the last 12 months, Potholes Reservoir held between 1,025.85 and 1,046.62 ft, lowest on Sep 2 and highest on May 16.

That is 2.56 ft higher than on Aug 31.

Storage, past 30 days

Aug 29
53,524acre-feet

53,524 to 125,733 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 report

Bureau of Reclamation station 7265, Potholes Reservoir and O'Sullivan Dam (POT). 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 7265, Potholes Reservoir and O'Sullivan Dam (POT). 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.

Potholes Reservoir 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 Potholes Reservoir record book