Box Butte Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Nebraska
3,984.39ft
1,214.44 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▲ 0.03 ft
7 days
▲ 0.27 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has risen 0.27 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 3,983.85 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 3,984.39 ft (Oct 2026).
Box Butte Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 3,984.39 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Lowest
- 3,983.85 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 4,965 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Box Butte Dam
- Height
- 87 ft
- Completed
- 1946
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 31,060 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,799 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Box Butte Reservoir
2 ramps without a name, on the map: 12
2 ramps listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Nebraska boat ramps →
Weather & wind
This Afternoon79°F · Sunny
Wind WSW 5 to 10 mph
Wind WSW 5 to 10 mph
Tonight37°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind NW 5 to 20 mph
Wind NW 5 to 20 mph
Saturday51°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind N 10 to 15 mph
Wind N 10 to 15 mph
Saturday Night33°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Wind E 5 mph
Wind E 5 mph
Sunday46°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind E 5 to 10 mph
Wind E 5 to 10 mph
Sunday Night30°F · Rain Showers
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
Wind NE 5 to 10 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 25 min ago.