Fort Randall Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Charles Mix, South Dakota · Missouri River
1,345.04ft
409.97 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Normal for the dateRising
What this means
Fort Randall Reservoir is 4.96 ft below its full pool of 1,350.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 3.04 ft in 7 days and fallen 8.44 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 1,332.69 ft (Nov 2000) and the highest 1,373.96 ft (Jul 2011).
Fort Randall Reservoir 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 | 1,347.97 ft | ▲ 2.93 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1,346.48 ft | ▲ 1.44 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1,350.47 ft | ▲ 5.43 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 1,347.02 ft | ▲ 1.98 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 1,348.58 ft | ▲ 3.54 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 1,347.27 ft | ▲ 2.23 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 1,351.62 ft | ▲ 6.58 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 1,349.81 ft | ▲ 4.77 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 1,349.20 ft | ▲ 4.16 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 1,348.77 ft | ▲ 3.73 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,373.96 ft on Jul 12, 2011
- Lowest
- 1,332.69 ft on Nov 24, 2000
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,350.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Inflow
- 12,000 cfs (339.8 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 30,520 cfs (864.2 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- 63 °F (17.4 °C)
Weather & wind
This Afternoon71°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind NNW 5 mph
Wind NNW 5 mph
Tonight48°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 0 to 5 mph
Wind NE 0 to 5 mph
Thursday78°F · Sunny
Wind SSE 5 to 15 mph
Wind SSE 5 to 15 mph
Thursday Night60°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SSE 15 mph
Wind SSE 15 mph
Friday81°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind SSE 15 to 25 mph
Wind SSE 15 to 25 mph
Friday Night59°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 15 to 25 mph
Wind S 15 to 25 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 34 min ago.