Gavins Point Reservoir water level today
Reservoir in Cedar, South Dakota · Missouri River
1,207.90ft
368.17 m · NGVD29
Measured · provisional
Above normal for the dateSteady
What this means
Gavins Point Reservoir is 3.40 ft above its full pool of 1,204.50 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in 4 of the last 10 years.
The lake has risen 0.33 ft in 7 days and risen 0.36 ft in 30 days.
Since 1989, the lowest daily level was 1,201.89 ft (Jan 2020) and the highest 1,212.13 ft (Mar 2019).
Gavins Point 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 | 1,207.75 ft | ▼ 0.15 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 1,207.25 ft | ▼ 0.65 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 1,208.06 ft | ▲ 0.16 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 1,208.12 ft | ▲ 0.22 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 1,208.01 ft | ▲ 0.11 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 1,207.59 ft | ▼ 0.31 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 1,206.52 ft | ▼ 1.38 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 1,207.65 ft | ▼ 0.25 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 1,207.88 ft | ▼ 0.02 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 1,207.95 ft | ▲ 0.05 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 1,212.13 ft on Mar 15, 2019
- Lowest
- 1,201.89 ft on Jan 21, 2020
- Records from
- 1989 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 1,204.50 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Inflow
- 24,000 cfs (679.6 m³/s)
- Outflow
- 24,319 cfs (688.6 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- 70 °F (21.1 °C)
Weather & wind
This Afternoon71°F · Sunny
Wind WNW 5 mph
Wind WNW 5 mph
Tonight50°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 mph
Wind 0 mph
Thursday77°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny
Wind SSE 0 to 15 mph
Wind SSE 0 to 15 mph
Thursday Night59°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph
Wind SSE 10 to 15 mph
Friday80°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind SSE 15 to 25 mph
Wind SSE 15 to 25 mph
Friday Night62°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind S 15 to 20 mph
Wind S 15 to 20 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 34 min ago.