Lake Mohave Water Level Today - 640.96 ft, 90.8% Full

Davis Dam · Colorado River · Nevada / Arizona - updated daily from official gauges

Western Reservoir Conditions·Daily·No. 45·Sunday, September 6, 2026·Latest reading September 5, 2026

• Lake Mohave is 90.8% full - high on this site's capacity scale - as of September 5, 2026. Surface elevation 640.96 feet, storage 1,702,080 acre-feet (capacity basis 1,873,648 acre-feet), per U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gauge data.
• That elevation is 18.86 feet above its record low of 622.10 ft (September 7, 1953, the lowest since the reservoir first filled), in a daily record going back to January 8, 1950 (Reclamation's period of record for this daily series).
• Storage is 111% of the September 5 average across 77 years of record.
• Lake Mohave is falling: elevation changed -1.98 ft over the past week, -1.84 ft over the past month, and -1.81 ft over the past year, per U.S. Bureau of Reclamation gauge data.

Lake Mohave is holding near the top of its operating range at 90.8% of capacity, -1.81 ft over the past twelve months.

Lake Mohave operating range

Lake Mohave is operated within a narrow band rather than drawn down and refilled over years. As of September 5, 2026 it sits 6.04 feet below its 647.0 ft full-pool reference. Over the past two years the daily record ranges from 634.97 ft (October 17, 2024) to 644.37 ft (May 12, 2025) - a band of 9.39 feet. The highest reading in the full record is 646.95 ft on May 29, 1958.

Storage above the full-pool reference is flood control space, not supply. A reservoir reading at or near 100% of its conservation capacity is being operated normally - it is not a surplus, and the operator may release water to hold that space.

Lake Mohave storage in context

Lake Mohave water level, past 12 months

90.8% full at the latest reading - across the past 12 months it ranged from 85.0% (September 15, 2025) to 95.8% (May 17, 2026). Percent full is storage against the 1,873,648-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above.

Lake Mohave elevation, full record

90.8% full at the latest reading - across the storage record since February 2, 1950 it ranged from 0.1% (December 2, 2006) to 96.5% (May 29, 1963). Percent full is storage against the 1,873,648-acre-foot capacity basis, not a share of the elevation plotted above. Every percentage here is measured against today's capacity basis; a reservoir's surveyed capacity changes as sediment accumulates behind the dam, so early-record percentages are indicative rather than exact.

Last 14 daily readings

Frequently asked questions

What is the water level of Lake Mohave today?

As of September 5, 2026, Lake Mohave's surface elevation is 640.96 feet, with 1,702,080 acre-feet in storage - 90.8% of the 1,873,648 acre-foot capacity basis. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

How full is Lake Mohave?

Lake Mohave is 90.8% full as of September 5, 2026. Its storage is 111% of the September 5 average across its record since 1950. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

When was Lake Mohave last full?

Lake Mohave was last at or above 95% of its 1,873,648 acre-foot capacity basis on July 25, 2026. As of September 5, 2026 it is 90.8% full. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

Is Lake Mohave rising or falling?

Lake Mohave is falling: its elevation changed -1.98 feet over the week ending September 5, 2026, -1.84 ft over the past month, and -1.81 feet over the past year. Source: Bureau of Reclamation daily gauge data.

What was Lake Mohave's lowest water level on record?

Lake Mohave's lowest surface elevation since it first filled (its first near-full reading in this series is from 1951) was 622.10 feet on September 7, 1953, per the daily record used by this site. As of September 5, 2026 the reservoir is 18.86 feet above that record low.

About this gauge

Lake Mohave sits behind Davis Dam on the Colorado River directly downstream of Hoover Dam. Unlike Mead and Powell it is operated within a narrow band and normally stays close to full.

Operator

Bureau of Reclamation (RISE)

Station

Daily series item 6133 (elevation), 6134 (storage)

Measurements

Davis Dam - Reclamation daily reservoir record

Dam

Davis Dam

River

Colorado River

State

Nevada / Arizona

Coordinates

35.1979, -114.5694 (USBR RISE location 3513)

Full pool reference

647.0 ft

Capacity basis

1,873,648 acre-feet (USBR Lower Colorado River Daily Report)

Period of record

January 8, 1950 (Reclamation's period of record for this daily series)

Status

Provisional - subject to revision by the reporting agency

Update cadence

Daily

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