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Buchanan Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

466.03ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−8.3 ft
24 hours−0.01 ft
7 days−0.1 ft
30 days−0.4 ft
vs a year ago−8.3 ft

Is Buchanan Lake low right now?

Buchanan Lake was at 466.03 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 8.29 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
455488521554587NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Buchanan Lake on Oct 10 in past years

2025474.4−8.3
2024534.3−68.2
2023551.6−85.6
2022464.1+2.0
2021464.0+2.0
2020467.9−1.9

Level on the same date each year, and how today compares.

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 10466.03−0.01
Oct 9466.04−0.02
Oct 8466.06−0.01
Oct 7466.07−0.01
Oct 6466.08−0.01
Oct 5466.09−0.01
Oct 4466.10−0.01
Oct 3466.11−0.01
Oct 2466.12−0.02
Oct 1466.14−0.01
Sep 30466.15−0.01
Sep 29466.16−6.04
Sep 28472.20+6.01
Sep 27466.19−0.02

Daily means of the operator's readings (midnight to midnight, local time).

About Buchanan Lake

10-year range
463.7 ft (November 29, 2022) to 598.6 ft (December 31, 2022)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station BUC
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

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Questions

Is Buchanan Lake low right now?

Buchanan Lake was at 466.03 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 8.29 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Buchanan Lake level updated?

The operator reports every 15 minutes to an hour. This page refreshes several times a day; the time of the latest reading is shown next to the level.

Where does this data come from?

California Data Exchange Center (DWR) (station BUC). Readings are provisional and can be revised.