Audubon Lake North Dakota water level

Name: Audubon Lake North Dakota water level (U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)
Creator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
License: https://www.usbr.gov/main/disclaim.html

Reservoir, North Dakota, United States

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High for mid-October

Surface elevation

1,846.34ft Down 0.12 ft over the last 7 days

Measured Oct 18, 2026 (2 days ago)

Water stored: 324,685 acre‑ft

History

What this means

Audubon Lake North Dakota is above normal at 1,846.34 ft.

The median for mid-October is 1,845.29 ft, based on 10 years of readings, so the lake level is 1.05 ft above typical.

It has dropped 0.12 ft over the past week. In the last month it has stayed between 1,846.34 ft and 1,846.70 ft.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1,845.29 ft1.05 ft above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1,842.62 ft – 1,846.45 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1,846.34 ft – 1,846.70 ft
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1,844.53 ft – 1,847.20 ft

On the water at Audubon Lake North Dakota

With the level a bit above normal, expect a shoreline slightly higher up than usual and the odd floating branch.

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.

18 Sun 61° 42° – Wind 18 mph

19 Mon 62° 37° – Wind 16 mph

20 Tue 70° 44° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 62° 47° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 73° 46° – Wind 15 mph

23 Fri 66° 56° 0.15 in, 39% Wind 20 mph

24 Sat 52° 37° 0.81 in, 39% Wind 24 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:10 AM Sunset 05:51 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Missouri River above StantonRiver gauge, Missouri River	61.21 ft	Very low	−0.12 ft	18 mi
Missouri River near StantonRiver gauge, Missouri River	6.96 ft	Very low	−0.16 ft	23 mi
Missouri River near HenslerRiver gauge, Missouri River	11.72 ft	Very low	−0.17 ft	23 mi
Missouri River at WashburnRiver gauge, Missouri River	7.81 ft	Very low	−0.09 ft	25 mi
Knife River at HazenRiver gauge, Knife River	0.85 ft	Low	±0	28 mi
Spring Creek at ZapRiver gauge, Spring Creek	4.75 ft	Normal	−0.01 ft	38 mi
Square Butte Creek below CenterRiver gauge, Square Butte Creek	1.06 ft	Low	±0	38 mi
Missouri River at PriceRiver gauge, Missouri River	16.91 ft	Very low	−0.08 ft	40 mi

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Audubon Lake North Dakota in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1,845.29 ft. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1,842.62 ft and 1,846.45 ft, based on 10 years of records.

Is Audubon Lake North Dakota really 1,846.34 ft deep?

No. 1,846.34 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 Audubon Lake North Dakota today?

On Oct 18, 2026, the surface elevation was 1,846.34 ft. Down 0.12 ft over the last 7 days.

Is Audubon Lake North Dakota rising or falling?

Down 0.12 ft over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Audubon Lake North Dakota normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 10 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Station code: usbr:2 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 47.61140, -101.26560 (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	1,846.34 ft	2026-10-18 06:00	Provisional
Water stored	324,685 acre‑ft	2026-10-18 06:00	Provisional

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U.S. Bureau of Reclamation: Audubon Lake North Dakota (usbr:2). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/north-dakota/audubon-lake-north-dakota

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer