Drought combined with water withdrawals has caused a drop in the lake’s water level. The reservoir finished filling in 1980. The highest water level recorded was in July 1983. The lowest was in April 2022, when the lake level was down about 185 feet from its high mark.

On the chart, the numbers on the left indicate feet above sea level for the lake’s water level. A water level of 3,700 feet is the reservoir at full capacity.

 

Lake Powell Historical Water Level Data

Water level data for Lake Powell. Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Source: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

 

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Oct. 29, 1963, ARGON satellite — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
July 4, 1984, Landsat 5 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
June 27, 1993, Landsat 5 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
June 25, 1998, Landsat 5 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
Aug. 31, 2005, Landsat 5 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
Aug. 19, 2018, Landsat 8 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
July 10, 2021, Landsat 8 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA
June 27, 2022, Landsat 8 (path/row 37/34) — Lake Powell, Utah and Arizona, USA

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