Minnesota lake & reservoir water levels
Minnesota has 14 lakes and reservoirs tracked here — 14 with a current elevation reading, from USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data. Sort the table by level, storage, %-full, or trend, then open any lake for its full elevation-with-datum, trend sparkline, storage, and source-and-vintage stamp. Figures are provisional readings for reference — not for navigation or safety decisions.
- Lakes tracked
- 14
- With elevation reading
- 14
- With %-full figure
- 0
14 report a current pool-elevation reading; the rest report storage only.
All Minnesota lakes
Every lake tracked in Minnesota. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. Elevation lakes are listed before storage-only lakes; a missing figure always shows "not reported," never an estimate.
| Datum | Trend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Lake Dam | 1,216.06 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Bimijiwan Dam | 1,301.76 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Chippewa Diversion Dam | 938.72 | NGVD29 | — | — | ↑Rising |
| Gull Lake Dam | 1,193.60 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Highway 75 Dam Low Flow | 948.08 | NGVD29 | — | — | ↓Falling |
| Highway 75 Dam Service Spillway | 948.05 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Lac Qui Parle | 932.65 | NGVD29 | — | — | ↑Rising |
| Lac Qui Parle Dam | 932.67 | NGVD29 | — | — | ↑Rising |
| Lake Winnibigoshish Dam | 1,298.06 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Leech Lake Dam | 1,294.14 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Marsh Lake Dam | 937.99 | NGVD29 | — | — | ↓Falling |
| Pine River Dam at Cross Lake | 1,229.01 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Pokegama Lake | 1,273.37 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
| Pokegama Lake Dam | 1,273.37 | NGVD29 | — | — | →Steady |
Data: USGS Water Services (waterservices.usgs.gov) and USACE CWMS Data (cwms-data.usace.army.mil), retrieved 2026-08-31. Both public domain (a work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. §105).
Frequently asked questions
- How many lakes and reservoirs in Minnesota are tracked here?
- 14, of which 14 report a current pool-elevation reading. The rest report storage only, or lack a fresh reading and are not published.
- Which Minnesota lakes report a %-full figure?
- None of Minnesota's lakes in this dataset currently have a source-provided %-full figure — we show the bare level rather than estimate one.
- Where does the data come from?
- USGS Water Services and USACE CWMS Data, both public domain. See the methodology page for the exact endpoints and update cadence.
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