Crane Prairie Reservoir water level

Name: Crane Prairie Reservoir water level (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
License: https://www.usbr.gov/main/disclaim.html

Reservoir, Oregon, United States

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Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

4,440.25ft Up 0.05 ft over the last 7 days

Measured Oct 18, 2026 (36 hours ago)

Water stored: 33,692 acre‑ft

History

What this means

Crane Prairie Reservoir is at 4,440.25 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.14 ft above the median of 4,440.11 ft for mid-October, based on 36 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 4,441.65 ft (−1.40 ft).

It has risen 0.05 ft over the past week. In the last month it has stayed between 4,440.10 ft and 4,440.25 ft.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and fall; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain or spring snowmelt.

Compared with 36 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 4,440.11 ft0.14 ft above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 4,435.83 ft – 4,441.57 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (36 years of records)
Same day last year: 4,441.65 ft−1.40 ft
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 4,440.10 ft – 4,440.25 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 4,440.05 ft – 4,443.96 ft

On the water at Crane Prairie Reservoir

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Wear a life jacket on the water. Most boating deaths involve people who were not wearing one.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

19 Mon 57° 38° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 65° 34° – Wind 11 mph

21 Wed 66° 43° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 61° 40° – Wind 13 mph

23 Fri 55° 31° – Wind 11 mph

24 Sat 63° 32° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 71° 38° – Wind 5 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 51 min First quarter 61%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wickiup ReservoirReservoir	4,298.74 ft	Low		7 mi
Crescent Lake and Crescent LakeLake	4,825.75 ft	Low		20 mi
Middle F Tumalo Creek above Prowell Springs, near BendRiver gauge, Middle F Tumalo Creek	0.4 cfs	Low	±0	21 mi
Diversion Canal to Bridge Creek, near BendCanal gauge, Diversion Canal to Bridge Creek	15.1 cfs	Low	±0	21 mi
Prowell Springs Diversion Pool, near BendLake, Prowell Springs Diversion Pool	7.81 ft	Normal	±0	21 mi
Middle F Tumalo Creek below Prowell Springs, near BendRiver gauge, Middle F Tumalo Creek	5.1 cfs	Low	±0	21 mi
Bridge Creek below Intake, near BendRiver gauge, Bridge Creek	28.5 cfs	Very high	+17.8 cfs	22 mi
South Fork McKenzie River above Cougar Lake near RainbowRiver gauge, South Fork McKenzie River	175 cfs	Very low	±0	30 mi

Questions and answers

How does Crane Prairie Reservoir compare with last year?

It is 1.40 ft lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 4,441.65 ft.

What is a normal level for Crane Prairie Reservoir in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 4,440.11 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 4,435.83 ft and 4,441.57 ft, based on 36 years of records.

Is Crane Prairie Reservoir really 4,440.25 ft deep?

No. 4,440.25 ft is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Crane Prairie Reservoir today?

On Oct 18, 2026, the surface elevation was 4,440.25 ft. Up 0.05 ft over the last 7 days.

Is Crane Prairie Reservoir rising or falling?

Up 0.05 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Crane Prairie Reservoir normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 36 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation publishes a new reading once a day. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Station code: usbr:7172 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 43.75514, -121.78501 (WGS84)
Update interval: once a day
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (RISE), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	4,440.25 ft	2026-10-18 07:00	Provisional
Water stored	33,692 acre‑ft	2026-10-18 07:00	Provisional

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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Crane Prairie Reservoir (usbr:7172). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/oregon/crane-prairie-reservoir

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