Reservoir · Oregon · United States · BOR RISE
Crane Prairie Reservoir
Crane Prairie Reservoir and Dam
60.6% full
Capacity
68.25 hm³
Volume stored
41 hm³
Vs month average
87% of normal
Coordinates
43.755°N, 121.785°W
Last updated
2026-10-14
Current fill
60.6%vs 7 days ago
+0.1%gaining
vs 1 year ago
-10.4%year-over-year
7-day trend
→stable
Drought context
Storage vs October average
87%of normal
60.6% full on 2026-10-14, against an average of 69.3% for October across 6 years of readings (-8.7 points).
Drought Monitor at this site · 13 October 2026
D3extreme drought
The ground at Crane Prairie Reservoir's coordinates falls inside the D3 area of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map. That describes local conditions — rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow — not the reservoir's storage. Oregon drought figures →
Data source: BOR RISE — US Bureau of Reclamation — daily reservoir storage volume. Capacity is the design (normal full-pool) capacity from the US National Inventory of Dams (NID); fill % = current volume ÷ design capacity. Last reading: 2026-10-14.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 43.755, -121.785 · Open in Google Maps
About Crane Prairie Reservoir
As of October 14, 2026, Crane Prairie Reservoir is filled to 60.6% of its total capacity, holding roughly 41 hm³ of water out of a maximum 68 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (+0.1 pts), and it is 10.4 points below its level on the same date a year earlier.
Across the readings we hold for Crane Prairie Reservoir — 2187 data points between October 16, 2021 and October 14, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 59.4% (September 16, 2026) to a high of 90.8% (May 19, 2025). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around September.
It is operated by BOR primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Oregon basin at 43.755°N, 121.785°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 60.6%
- Water stored
- 41 hm³
- Total capacity
- 68 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.1 pts
- Year-on-year
- ▼ 10.4 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Oregon
- Operator
- BOR
- Coordinates
- 43.755°N, 121.785°W
- Last updated
- October 14, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 41 |
| 13 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 41 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 60.6% | 41 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 41 |
| 10 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 41 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 41 |
| 8 Oct 2026 | 60.7% | 41 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 41 |
| 6 Oct 2026 | 60.5% | 41 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 41 |
| 4 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 41 |
| 3 Oct 2026 | 60.4% | 41 |