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Nebraska lake levels today

19 lakes and reservoirs · 146 river gauges · updated Oct 21, 2026, 4:00 PM CDT

Of 19 Nebraska lakes with enough history to compare, 2 are below normal for the date and 12 are above normal.

Enders Reservoir is furthest below full pool, at ▼ 32.2 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs

LakeLevel (ft)vs full pool% full7-day changeVs normal
Bluestem Lake 1,307.45 ▲ 0.05 ft – ▼ 0.28 ft Above normal for the date
Branched Oak Lake 1,284.54 ▲ 0.54 ft – ▼ 0.24 ft Much above normal for the date
Conestoga Lake 1,233.06 – – ▼ 0.06 ft Much above normal for the date
Enders Reservoir 3,080.08 ▼ 32.22 ft – ▼ 0.05 ft Much below normal for the date
Glenn Cunningham Lake 1,121.65 ▲ 0.65 ft – ▼ 1.11 ft Much above normal for the date
Harlan County Lake 1,932.80 ▼ 12.93 ft – ▼ 0.01 ft Normal for the date
Harry Strunk Lake 2,354.52 ▼ 11.58 ft – ▲ 0.34 ft Normal for the date
Holmes Lake 1,242.74 ▲ 0.34 ft – ▲ 0.06 ft Above normal for the date
Hugh Butler Lake 2,564.68 ▼ 17.12 ft – ▼ 0.04 ft Normal for the date
Lake Zorinsky 1,110.87 ▲ 0.87 ft – ▼ 0.09 ft Much above normal for the date
Olive Creek Lake 1,330.16 – – ▲ 0.18 ft Below normal for the date
Pawnee Lake 1,244.73 – – ▼ 0.03 ft Much above normal for the date
Salt Creek Lake 1,341.05 ▲ 0.05 ft – ▼ 0.04 ft Much above normal for the date
Stagecoach Lake 1,271.13 – – ▼ 0.18 ft Above normal for the date
Standing Bear Lake 1,104.48 ▲ 0.48 ft – ▲ 0.05 ft Much above normal for the date
Swanson Lake 2,734.03 ▼ 17.97 ft – ▼ 0.07 ft Normal for the date
Wagon Train Lake 1,287.31 ▼ 0.49 ft – ▲ 0.16 ft Normal for the date
Wehrspann Lake 1,096.73 ▲ 0.90 ft – ▼ 0.20 ft Much above normal for the date
Yankee Hill Lake 1,245.20 ▲ 0.30 ft – ▲ 0.04 ft Above normal for the date

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