Prineville Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Oregon
3,175.44ft
967.87 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
24 hours
▼ 0.04 ft
7 days
▼ 0.26 ft
30 days
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What this means
The lake has fallen 0.26 ft in 7 days.
Since 2026, the lowest daily level was 3,175.44 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 3,176.15 ft (Oct 2026).
Prineville Reservoir level chart
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Measured
Normal range for the date (middle 50% of past years)
Records & details
- Highest
- 3,176.15 ft on Oct 7, 2026
- Lowest
- 3,175.44 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2026 (0 years of daily data)
- Storage
- 32,634 acre-ft
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Arthur R. Bowman Dam
- Height
- 245 ft
- Completed
- 1961
- Purposes
- Flood Risk Reduction; Irrigation
- Owner
- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
- Normal storage
- 150,216 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 3,028 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Boat ramps on Prineville Reservoir
2 more ramps without a name, on the map: 12
5 ramps 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 Prineville Reservoir
- Chimney Rock Campground
- Stillwater Campground
- Castle Rock Campground
All 3 campgrounds, reservations and phone numbers →
Federal campgrounds from Recreation.gov; straight-line distance from the lake's gauge or dam.
Weather & wind
Today51°F · Widespread Frost then Sunny
Wind NW 6 to 9 mph
Wind NW 6 to 9 mph
Tonight23°F · Widespread Frost
Wind E 1 to 8 mph
Wind E 1 to 8 mph
Saturday58°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SE 7 to 13 mph
Wind SE 7 to 13 mph
Saturday Night30°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SE 7 to 15 mph
Wind SE 7 to 15 mph
Sunday63°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers
Wind SE 6 to 10 mph
Wind SE 6 to 10 mph
Sunday Night31°F · Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 7 mph
Wind S 7 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 5 h ago.