Cougar Lake water level today
Reservoir in Lane, Oregon · South Fork McKenzie River
1,531.19ft
466.71 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the date
What this means
Cougar Lake is 158.81 ft below its full pool of 1,690.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 8 of the last 10 years.
The lake has fallen 3.97 ft in 7 days and fallen 17.40 ft in 30 days.
Since 1974, the lowest daily level was 1,398.42 ft (Nov 2002) and the highest 1,696.49 ft (Apr 1990).
Cougar 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 | 1,516.51 ft | ▼ 14.68 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1,532.87 ft | ▲ 1.68 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1,549.47 ft | ▲ 18.28 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 1,539.27 ft | ▲ 8.08 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 1,513.01 ft | ▼ 18.18 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 1,579.76 ft | ▲ 48.57 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 1,534.66 ft | ▲ 3.47 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 1,544.82 ft | ▲ 13.63 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 1,621.87 ft | ▲ 90.68 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 1,571.52 ft | ▲ 40.33 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,696.49 ft on Apr 28, 1990
- Lowest
- 1,398.42 ft on Nov 15, 2002
- Records from
- 1974 (52 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,690.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Inflow
- 218 cfs (6.18 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 341 cfs (9.65 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon79°F · Sunny
Wind WNW 2 to 6 mph
Wind WNW 2 to 6 mph
Tonight44°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 5 mph
Wind SE 5 mph
Thursday63°F · Partly Sunny
Wind WSW 2 to 8 mph
Wind WSW 2 to 8 mph
Thursday Night36°F · Slight Chance Light Rain then Areas Of Frost
Wind W 3 to 8 mph
Wind W 3 to 8 mph
Friday56°F · Areas Of Frost then Mostly Sunny
Wind W 6 mph
Wind W 6 mph
Friday Night32°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NNE 2 to 6 mph
Wind NNE 2 to 6 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 2 h ago.