Paddleboarding into a red-rock side canyon on Lake Powell
Lake Powell · Utah & Arizona

Lake Powell, as it is today.

Lake Powell is at 3,539.9 ft, 160 ft below full pool. Much of what other maps show as water is dry lakebed. Lake Powell Now shows the shoreline, the ramps and 332 places as they are today.

3,539.9 ft

Nov 14 reading · USBR

  • +1.3 ft this week
  • +20.1 ft in 30 days
  • 27.6% full
  • 3 of 9 ramps open to motorboats

NPS status as of Oct 30 – Nov 13may be out of date

Not for navigation. Conditions change fast. Check the National Park Service before you launch.

Live now on the lake

Wahweap Main Launch Ramp and lot, water line, Government Docks, pump-out, and Wahweap Marina beyondEnlarge Wahweap Main Launch RampClose Wahweap Main Launch Ramp
Wahweap Main Launch Ramp and lot, water line, Government Docks, pump-out, and Wahweap Marina beyond

Wahweap Main Launch Ramp and lot, water line, Government Docks, pump-out, and Wahweap Marina beyond

Wahweap Main Launch Ramp
updated 0 min ago ·
Image: NPS
The view from the Paria Plateau down to the Colorado River and the road to Lees Ferry, 15 miles below Glen Canyon DamEnlarge Paria OverlookClose Paria Overlook
The view from the Paria Plateau down to the Colorado River and the road to Lees Ferry, 15 miles below Glen Canyon Dam

The view from the Paria Plateau down to the Colorado River and the road to Lees Ferry, 15 miles below Glen Canyon Dam

Paria Overlook
updated 3 min ago ·
Image: NPS
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry looking upstream toward Glen Canyon, with boats and the launch area on the left bankEnlarge Lees Ferry (upstream)Close Lees Ferry (upstream)
The Colorado River at Lees Ferry looking upstream toward Glen Canyon, with boats and the launch area on the left bank

The Colorado River at Lees Ferry looking upstream toward Glen Canyon, with boats and the launch area on the left bank

Lees Ferry (upstream)
updated 4 min ago ·
Image: USGS
The Colorado River at the Lees Ferry gauge looking downstreamEnlarge Lees Ferry (downstream)Close Lees Ferry (downstream)
The Colorado River at the Lees Ferry gauge looking downstream

The Colorado River at the Lees Ferry gauge looking downstream

Lees Ferry (downstream)
updated 4 min ago ·
Image: USGS
The lot above the Stateline Auxiliary ramp, water line, and courtesy dock areaEnlarge Stateline Auxiliary Launch RampClose Stateline Auxiliary Launch Ramp
The lot above the Stateline Auxiliary ramp, water line, and courtesy dock area

The lot above the Stateline Auxiliary ramp, water line, and courtesy dock area

Stateline Auxiliary Launch Ramp
updated 4 min ago ·
Image: NPS
Antelope Point Marina
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Lake Powell from space

Sentinel-2 view of Wahweap, Page and the dam on Nov 12, 2026
Wahweap, Page and the dam
Sentinel-2 satellite ·
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026
Sentinel-2 view of Bullfrog and Halls on Nov 12, 2026
Bullfrog and Halls
Sentinel-2 satellite ·
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026

Recent NPS photos

Vehicle with trailer launching a boat on a dirt ramp to a desert lake
Bullfrog Primitive Ramp · · lake at 3,517 ft that day · Photo: NPS
The lake is 22.8 ft higher now
Aerial view of a desert lake with marina at far edge
Bullfrog Marina on the move · · lake at 3,527 ft that day · Photo: NPS
The lake is 12.8 ft higher now
The Hite area of Lake Powell
Hite · · lake at 3,526 ft that day · Photo: NPS
The lake is 13.8 ft higher now
Aerial view of a desert lake with many boats in a marina
Wahweap Marina · · lake at 3,526 ft that day · Photo: NPS
The lake is 13.8 ft higher now

Drag the lake

Drag the slider to see Lake Powell's shoreline at any level from 3,490 to 3,620 ft.

Full-pool outline of Lake Powell at 3,700 ftModelled Lake Powell shoreline at 3,540 ft

Pinch or use + to zoom into any part of the lake. The zoom stays put while you change the level.

Teal: the lake at 3,540 ft. Tan: dry lakebed inside the full-pool line (3,700 ft). Shoreline modelled from USGS survey data, less certain near Hite and up the San Juan and Escalante arms. Not for navigation. Imagery: USDA, USGS The National Map.
Boating through a red-rock canyon on Lake Powell

Where this map started

Lake Powell Now began as an offline map AJ Brau made at 15 for boaters out of cell range. This is that idea, rebuilt for today's lake.

Take this map on the water

Free on Wander. Download the map before you launch: there's no cell service on most of the lake.