Rathbun Lake water level today
Reservoir in Appanoose, Iowa · Chariton River
905.87ft
276.11 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Rathbun Lake is 1.87 ft above its full pool of 904.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 2 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.88 ft in 7 days and risen 0.05 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 800.00 ft (Jun 1994) and the highest 1,105.65 ft (May 1991).
Rathbun Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Full pool
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2025 | 904.83 ft | ▼ 1.04 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 903.33 ft | ▼ 2.54 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 902.89 ft | ▼ 2.98 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 903.44 ft | ▼ 2.43 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 904.17 ft | ▼ 1.70 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 903.32 ft | ▼ 2.55 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 907.81 ft | ▲ 1.94 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 911.58 ft | ▲ 5.71 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 903.76 ft | ▼ 2.11 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 904.74 ft | ▼ 1.13 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,105.65 ft on May 26, 1991
- Lowest
- 800.00 ft on Jun 21, 1994
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 904.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 242,487 acre-ft
- Inflow
- 20.0 cfs (0.57 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 400 cfs (11.3 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSW 3 mph
Wind SSW 3 mph
Thursday77°F · Sunny
Wind S 0 to 3 mph
Wind S 0 to 3 mph
Thursday Night52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSE 3 mph
Wind SSE 3 mph
Friday77°F · Sunny
Wind SSE 5 to 12 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 12 mph
Friday Night56°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SSE 8 mph
Wind SSE 8 mph
Saturday76°F · Partly Sunny
Wind S 10 mph
Wind S 10 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.