Deer Creek Reservoir water level today 5381.01 ft, rising

Questions people ask about Deer Creek Reservoir

Answered from the same readings as the rest of this page. Where we have no basis for an answer, there is no entry — spot-by-spot local knowledge is not something we can claim for Deer Creek Reservoir.

Is it worth fishing Deer Creek Reservoir today?

7 out of 10 — biting. Worth a cast. The strongest stretch is 4:15 AM–6:15 AM. That number is worked out fresh each morning from the solunar windows, the pressure trend, the water level.

What time should you fish Deer Creek Reservoir?

Today's major windows run 4:15 AM–6:15 AM and 4:47 PM–6:47 PM, with minor windows at 12:46 PM–1:46 PM and 9:51 PM–10:51 PM. Sunrise is 7:53 AM and sunset 6:25 PM. A major landing on first or last light is the stretch worth setting an alarm for.

What is the water temperature at Deer Creek Reservoir?

No gauge on Deer Creek Reservoir measures it, so this is an estimate: roughly 44.9°F, worked out from the 7-day mean of air temperature at NOAA weather station KHCR (Heber Valley Airport). Checked against the lakes that do have a thermometer, that method lands within about 4.5°F of the real reading and was off by 8.3°F at worst. Treat it as a ballpark, not a measurement — and note the bite index above ignores it entirely, because an error that size would move the verdict as often as it would fix it.

What is the water level at Deer Creek Reservoir right now?

5381.01 ft, the reading for October 24 from the Deer Creek Reservoir Dam and Powerplant gauge run by the USBR, which publishes one value a day. Over 24 hours it is up 0.10 ft.

Are water levels rising or falling at Deer Creek Reservoir?

Rising. The lake is up 0.10 ft in 24 hours and up 0.54 ft over the week. Over the last 4 days it has held between 5380.47 and 5381.01 ft. Every figure here is a difference between two gauge readings, not a forecast — what the level does next depends on rain and on what the dam releases.

Can you eat the fish you catch in Deer Creek Reservoir?

That is a health question, and it is answered officially rather than by us. Utah Department of Environmental Quality publishes the fish consumption advisory covering these waters, where organised by contaminant and applying to named species and waters, with most Utah waters carrying no advisory at all. Read it before you keep a meal — we give no eating advice.

Utah DEQ fish consumption advisory

Do you need a licence to fish Deer Creek Reservoir?

Yes. A Utah fishing license covers this water, required from age 12. DWR sets the rules and is the one that counts.

What a Utah license costs, and who is exempt

What size fish can you keep in Utah?

It depends on the species, and several have slot limits rather than a simple minimum. Open to harvest today: trout, kokanee salmon and arctic grayling (a combined total), largemouth and smallmouth bass, black and white crappie (a combined total), channel catfish. Seasons here change mid-year by agency order, so the status is re-checked every morning.

Trout, kokanee salmon and Arctic grayling (a combined total) limits · Largemouth and smallmouth bass limits · Black and white crappie (a combined total) limits · Channel catfish limits · Check a length against the rules