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Buck Island Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

6,426.97ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10−1.1 ft
24 hours−0.04 ft
7 days−0.4 ft
30 days−1.9 ft
vs a year ago−1.7 ft

Is Buck Island Lake low right now?

Buck Island Lake was at 6,426.97 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 1.15 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.06 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,4236,4276,4316,4346,438NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Buck Island Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20256,428.8−1.9
20246,428.3−1.3
20236,431.3−4.3
20226,426.2+0.7
20216,426.6+0.3
20206,424.5+2.5

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 106,426.97−0.04
Oct 96,427.01−0.06
Oct 86,427.07−0.07
Oct 76,427.14−0.07
Oct 66,427.21−0.06
Oct 56,427.27−0.07
Oct 46,427.34−0.06
Oct 36,427.40−0.07
Oct 26,427.47−0.07
Oct 16,427.54−0.06
Sep 306,427.60−0.08
Sep 296,427.68−0.07
Sep 286,427.75−0.06
Sep 276,427.81−0.07

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

About Buck Island Lake

10-year range
6,424.2 ft (January 8, 2021) to 6,437.5 ft (October 24, 2021)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station BIL
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Buck Island Lake

Questions

Is Buck Island Lake low right now?

Buck Island Lake was at 6,426.97 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 1.15 ft below the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.06 ft a day.

How often is the Buck Island 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 BIL). Readings are provisional and can be revised.