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Reservoir · Minnesota · United States · USACE CWMS

Pokegama Lake Dam

62.5% full

Capacity

198.34 hm³

Volume stored

124 hm³

Coordinates

47.248°N, 93.587°W

Last updated

2026-09-11

Current fill

62.5%
Normal

vs 7 days ago

+0.5%

gaining

vs 1 year ago

N/A

7-day trend

stable

Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-11.

Catchment Weather

Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo

Satellite imagery: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics. Map: Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. 47.248, -93.587 · Open in Google Maps

About Pokegama Lake Dam

As of September 11, 2026, Pokegama Lake Dam is filled to 62.5% of its total capacity, holding roughly 124 hm³ of water out of a maximum 198 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 (+0.5 pts).

Across the readings we hold for Pokegama Lake Dam — 1369 data points between September 15, 2021 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 31.4% (February 3, 2023) to a high of 100.0% (April 27, 2023). On average the reservoir is fullest around May and at its lowest around February.

It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Minnesota basin at 47.248°N, 93.587°W.

Key facts

Current fill level
62.5%
Water stored
124 hm³
Total capacity
198 hm³
7-day change
▲ 0.5 pts
Primary use
Multipurpose
River basin
Minnesota
Operator
USACE
Coordinates
47.248°N, 93.587°W
Last updated
September 11, 2026

Recent readings

DateFill levelVolume (hm³)
11 Sep 202662.5%124
10 Sep 202662.6%124
9 Sep 202662.6%124
8 Sep 202662.8%125
7 Sep 202662.6%124
6 Sep 202662.5%124
5 Sep 202662.2%123
4 Sep 202662.0%123
3 Sep 202661.0%121
2 Sep 202660.8%121
1 Sep 202660.6%120
31 Aug 202660.7%120

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