Howard Prairie Lake water level today
Reservoir in Oregon
4,507.73ft
1,373.96 m · NAVD88
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.01 ft
7 days
▼ 0.13 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has fallen 0.13 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 4,507.73 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 4,507.89 ft (Oct 2026).
Howard Prairie Lake level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 4,507.89 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Lowest
- 4,507.73 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 29,542 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Howard Prairie Dam
- Height
- 100 ft
- Completed
- 1958
- Purposes
- Hydroelectric; Irrigation; Recreation
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 62,100 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 1,990 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Howard Prairie Lake
1 ramps without a name, on the map: 1
1 ramp listed. Links open the ramp's location on OpenStreetMap. Check the managing agency for closures, especially at low water. All Oregon boat ramps →
Campgrounds near Howard Prairie Lake
- Hyatt Lake Recreation Area
- Beaver Dam Group Campground
- Big Elk Guard Station
All 3 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
This Afternoon46°F · Sunny
Wind NW 10 mph
Wind NW 10 mph
Tonight27°F · Mostly Clear
Wind ENE 6 to 9 mph
Wind ENE 6 to 9 mph
Saturday57°F · Sunny
Wind ESE 5 to 8 mph
Wind ESE 5 to 8 mph
Saturday Night35°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind E 7 mph
Wind E 7 mph
Sunday60°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SSE 6 mph
Wind SSE 6 mph
Sunday Night36°F · Slight Chance Light Rain
Wind S 2 to 6 mph
Wind S 2 to 6 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.