Pomme de Terre Lake Water Level
Water level now
Below normal838.19ft
−0.81 ft vs normal pool (839.00) · −0.82 ft vs typical for Oct 18
Reading taken Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District (provisional data)
Level in feet (project datum)
Daily levelNormal poolTypical for the date (2016 to last year)
Provisional data from USACE, as reported at Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. Readings can be delayed or wrong. Not for navigation, flood or safety decisions; follow local authorities and posted signs.
About Pomme de Terre Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake is 0.81 ft below normal pool, as of Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT. The level on this page is reported by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District near Sedalia, and compared with normal pool (the top of the conservation pool, 839.00 ft (project datum)) and with the typical level for this date.
Since January 2016 the daily level has ranged from 837.24 ft (Oct 30, 2024) to 864.66 ft (Jun 18, 2019).
Over those years the lake has usually been highest in May and lowest in October; in the past 365 days it was at or above normal pool on 50% of days.
Pomme de Terre Lake by the numbers
| Normal pool (top of conservation) | 839.00 |
|---|---|
| Top of flood pool | 874.00 |
| Highest since 2016 | 864.66 (Jun 18, 2019) |
| Lowest since 2016 | 837.24 (Oct 30, 2024) |
| Typical for Oct 18 | 839.01 |
| Oct 18, 2025 | 838.20 |
| Conservation storage now | 212,452 acre-ft |
Typical level by month
| Month | Median | vs normal | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 841.17 | +2.17 ft | 837.75 | 863.25 |
| February | 840.78 | +1.78 ft | 838.80 | 849.89 |
| March | 840.71 | +1.71 ft | 838.95 | 852.41 |
| April | 841.47 | +2.47 ft | 839.52 | 856.03 |
| May | 843.29 | +4.29 ft | 840.91 | 864.14 |
| June | 841.81 | +2.81 ft | 839.39 | 864.66 |
| July | 839.98 | +0.98 ft | 839.16 | 861.08 |
| August | 839.61 | +0.61 ft | 838.62 | 851.07 |
| September | 839.32 | +0.32 ft | 837.98 | 841.42 |
| October | 839.09 | +0.09 ft | 837.24 | 842.27 |
| November | 839.30 | +0.30 ft | 837.30 | 842.39 |
| December | 839.52 | +0.52 ft | 837.75 | 863.51 |
Highs and lows by year
| Year | High | Date | Low | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 851.80 | Jun 28 | 837.58 | Feb 2 |
| 2025 | 848.66 | Apr 22 | 837.92 | Dec 31 |
| 2024 | 853.56 | Jun 10 | 837.24 | Oct 30 |
| 2023 | 844.42 | Mar 26 | 837.75 | Dec 21 |
| 2022 | 854.09 | May 7 | 838.15 | Oct 24 |
| 2021 | 852.41 | Mar 19 | 839.06 | Feb 21 |
| 2020 | 850.49 | Jan 19 | 838.69 | Oct 18 |
| 2019 | 864.66 | Jun 18 | 839.13 | Oct 9 |
| 2018 | 848.80 | Feb 25 | 838.39 | Jan 6 |
| 2017 | 863.64 | May 5 | 838.49 | Dec 31 |
| 2016 | 863.25 | Jan 1 | 838.95 | Mar 18 |
Weather at the dam, next 3 days
- Today: Sunny, wind 7 mph S70°F
- Tonight: Clear, wind 3 mph S42°F
- Monday: Sunny, wind 3 mph S72°F
- Monday Night: Partly Cloudy, wind 1 mph E45°F
- Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, wind 2 mph S75°F
- Tuesday Night: Partly Cloudy, wind 1 mph E48°F
Forecast: National Weather Service, issued Oct 18, 2026, 8:20 AM CDT. Conditions on the water can change quickly.
Questions about Pomme de Terre Lake
- What is the normal pool level of Pomme de Terre Lake?
- 839.00 ft (project datum). This is the top of the conservation pool as listed by the Corps of Engineers; water above it, up to the top of the flood pool at 874.00 ft, is flood storage that the Corps releases over time.
- Is Pomme de Terre Lake full right now?
- As of Oct 18, 2026, 7:00 AM CDT, the lake was 0.81 ft below normal pool.
- What is the lowest level Pomme de Terre Lake has reached recently?
- In our daily record since January 2016, the lowest was 837.24 ft on Oct 30, 2024, 1.76 ft below normal pool.
- How often is this page updated?
- We check the Corps of Engineers every hour and show each reading with its own time. If no new reading arrives for 6 hours, the page says so instead of showing an old value as current. See how we calculate.