Reservoir · Minnesota · United States · USACE CWMS
Red Lake Dam
57.0% full
Capacity
3,676.4 hm³
Volume stored
2095 hm³
Coordinates
47.957°N, 95.277°W
Last updated
2026-09-11
Current fill
57.0%vs 7 days ago
+0.5%gaining
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-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
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About Red Lake Dam
As of September 11, 2026, Red Lake Dam is filled to 57.0% of its total capacity, holding roughly 2,095 hm³ of water out of a maximum 3,676 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 Red Lake Dam — 1370 data points between March 7, 2022 and September 11, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 55.9% (August 20, 2026) to a high of 100.0% (August 24, 2024). On average the reservoir is fullest around June and at its lowest around March.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Minnesota basin at 47.957°N, 95.277°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 57.0%
- Water stored
- 2,095 hm³
- Total capacity
- 3,676 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▲ 0.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Minnesota
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 47.957°N, 95.277°W
- Last updated
- September 11, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2026 | 57.0% | 2,095 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | 57.0% | 2,096 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 57.8% | 2,125 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 58.2% | 2,139 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 57.5% | 2,116 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 56.8% | 2,090 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 56.9% | 2,092 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 56.5% | 2,077 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 56.3% | 2,070 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 56.2% | 2,064 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 56.9% | 2,090 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 56.7% | 2,085 |