Bluestem Lake water level today
Reservoir in Lancaster, Nebraska · Olive Branch Salt Creek
1,307.45ft
398.51 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Bluestem Lake is 0.05 ft above its full pool of 1,307.40 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 22 in 3 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 0.27 ft in 7 days and risen 9.76 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 1,296.70 ft (Mar 2026) and the highest 1,383.32 ft (Oct 1991).
Bluestem 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 22, 2025 | 1,297.41 ft | ▼ 10.04 ft |
| Oct 22, 2024 | 1,299.67 ft | ▼ 7.78 ft |
| Oct 22, 2023 | 1,303.00 ft | ▼ 4.45 ft |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 1,304.85 ft | ▼ 2.60 ft |
| Oct 22, 2021 | 1,306.15 ft | ▼ 1.30 ft |
| Oct 22, 2020 | 1,306.65 ft | ▼ 0.80 ft |
| Oct 22, 2019 | 1,307.57 ft | ▲ 0.12 ft |
| Oct 22, 2018 | 1,307.47 ft | ▲ 0.02 ft |
| Oct 22, 2017 | 1,307.47 ft | ▲ 0.02 ft |
| Oct 22, 2016 | 1,306.01 ft | ▼ 1.44 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,383.32 ft on Oct 14, 1991
- Lowest
- 1,296.70 ft on Mar 15, 2026
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,307.40 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Storage
- 1,971 acre-ft
- Outflow
- 0.0 cfs (0.00 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
Tonight52°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSW 5 mph
Wind SSW 5 mph
Thursday78°F · Sunny
Wind S 5 to 13 mph
Wind S 5 to 13 mph
Thursday Night58°F · Mostly Clear
Wind SSE 12 mph
Wind SSE 12 mph
Friday79°F · Sunny
Wind S 12 to 20 mph
Wind S 12 to 20 mph
Friday Night62°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind S 16 mph
Wind S 16 mph
Saturday77°F · Partly Sunny
Wind S 12 to 16 mph
Wind S 12 to 16 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.