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Cheney Reservoir water level today
Cheney Reservoir is at 1,420.20 ft, as of October 18, 2026.
- Past week: down 0.07 ft
- Compared with a year ago: down 2.84 ft
- 0.08 ft above the 10-year average for October 18 (1,420.12 ft)
- Lower on this date in 6 of the 14 years on record
Water level1,420.20 ftelevation, feet
vs. normal+0.08 ft10-year average for today
7-day change-0.07 ft
30-day change+0.02 ft
1-year change-2.84 ft
Past 12 months
Past 12 monthsYear before
Last 30 days
| Date | Level (ft) |
|---|---|
| Oct 18 | 1,420.20 |
| Oct 17 | 1,420.24 |
| Oct 16 | 1,420.32 |
| Oct 15 | 1,420.33 |
| Oct 14 | 1,420.31 |
| Oct 13 | 1,420.26 |
| Oct 12 | 1,420.24 |
| Oct 11 | 1,420.27 |
| Oct 10 | 1,420.31 |
| Oct 9 | 1,420.34 |
| Oct 8 | 1,420.36 |
| Oct 7 | 1,420.37 |
| Oct 6 | 1,420.38 |
| Oct 5 | 1,420.40 |
| Oct 4 | 1,420.41 |
| Oct 3 | 1,420.41 |
| Oct 2 | 1,420.41 |
| Oct 1 | 1,420.21 |
| Sep 30 | 1,420.11 |
| Sep 29 | 1,420.04 |
| Sep 28 | 1,420.06 |
| Sep 27 | 1,420.07 |
| Sep 26 | 1,420.05 |
| Sep 25 | 1,420.04 |
| Sep 24 | 1,420.02 |
| Sep 23 | 1,420.05 |
| Sep 22 | 1,420.08 |
| Sep 21 | 1,420.11 |
| Sep 20 | 1,420.14 |
| Sep 19 | 1,420.14 |
| Sep 18 | 1,420.18 |
This date in past years
| Date | Level (ft) | Today vs. then |
|---|---|---|
| October 18, 2025 | 1,423.04 | -2.84 |
| October 18, 2024 | 1,412.96 | +7.24 |
| October 18, 2023 | 1,415.69 | +4.51 |
| October 18, 2022 | 1,418.59 | +1.61 |
| October 18, 2021 | 1,419.80 | +0.40 |
| October 18, 2020 | 1,419.85 | +0.35 |
| October 18, 2019 | 1,421.20 | -1.00 |
| October 18, 2018 | 1,427.18 | -6.98 |
| October 18, 2017 | 1,420.90 | -0.70 |
| October 18, 2016 | 1,421.98 | -1.78 |
Records
Highest level on record: 1,430.13 ft (May 23, 2019). Lowest: 1,412.73 ft (October 29, 2024). Records in this series start October 1, 2012.
About these numbers
- Levels are daily mean water-surface elevations measured by the U.S. Geological Survey at this lake's gauge
- Recent readings are provisional and can be revised once USGS reviews them
- "vs. normal" compares today with the average for the same calendar date over the last 10 years of this gauge's record
- Latest reading: October 18, 2026. Official USGS page for this gauge
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