Mud Lake water level today
Reservoir in Traverse, South Dakota · Bois de Sioux
969.90ft
295.63 m · gauge reading (local datum, not an elevation)
Measured · provisional
Much below normal for the dateFalling
What this means
Mud Lake is 2.10 ft below its full pool of 972.00 ft.
It is lower than on Oct 21 in every one of the last 10 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.09 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.19 ft in 30 days.
Since 1990, the lowest daily level was 965.76 ft (Feb 2025) and the highest 981.66 ft (Apr 1997).
Mud 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 | 972.48 ft | ▲ 2.58 ft |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 971.05 ft | ▲ 1.15 ft |
| Oct 21, 2023 | 972.15 ft | ▲ 2.25 ft |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 971.84 ft | ▲ 1.94 ft |
| Oct 21, 2021 | 971.60 ft | ▲ 1.70 ft |
| Oct 21, 2020 | 971.77 ft | ▲ 1.87 ft |
| Oct 21, 2019 | 972.37 ft | ▲ 2.47 ft |
| Oct 21, 2018 | 971.99 ft | ▲ 2.09 ft |
| Oct 21, 2017 | 972.29 ft | ▲ 2.39 ft |
| Oct 21, 2016 | 972.03 ft | ▲ 2.13 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 981.66 ft on Apr 14, 1997
- Lowest
- 965.76 ft on Feb 19, 2025
- Records from
- 1990 (37 years of daily data)
- Full pool
- 972.00 ft (top of conservation pool, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
- Outflow
- 4.3 cfs (0.12 m³/s)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Weather & wind
This Afternoon68°F · Sunny
Wind N 9 mph
Wind N 9 mph
Tonight40°F · Mostly Clear
Wind NE 2 to 6 mph
Wind NE 2 to 6 mph
Thursday77°F · Sunny
Wind SE 3 to 13 mph
Wind SE 3 to 13 mph
Thursday Night56°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind SSE 8 to 12 mph
Wind SSE 8 to 12 mph
Friday78°F · Chance Light Rain
Wind SSE 12 to 24 mph
Wind SSE 12 to 24 mph
Friday Night59°F · Chance Light Rain
Wind SSE 16 to 23 mph
Wind SSE 16 to 23 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.