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Cherry Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

4,683.34ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 10+9.8 ft
24 hours+0.07 ft
7 days+1.0 ft
30 days+1.3 ft
vs a year ago−3.6 ft

Is Cherry Lake low right now?

Cherry Lake was at 4,683.34 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 9.80 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.14 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
4,5634,6004,6374,6744,711NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Cherry Lake on Oct 10 in past years

20254,686.5−3.2
20244,685.0−1.7
20234,687.9−4.6
20224,685.3−1.9
20214,659.0+24.4
20204,664.3+19.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 104,683.34+0.07
Oct 94,683.27+0.15
Oct 84,683.12+0.15
Oct 74,682.97+0.15
Oct 64,682.82+0.16
Oct 54,682.66+0.15
Oct 44,682.51+0.17
Oct 34,682.34+0.16
Oct 24,682.18+0.16
Oct 14,682.02+0.15
Sep 304,681.87+0.15
Sep 294,681.72+0.14
Sep 284,681.58±0.00
Sep 274,681.58−0.04

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

About Cherry Lake

10-year range
4,500.1 ft (December 30, 2017) to 7,121.3 ft (November 13, 2017)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station CYL
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Cherry Lake

Questions

Is Cherry Lake low right now?

Cherry Lake was at 4,683.34 ft on October 10, 2026. That is 9.80 ft above the typical level for October 10, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.14 ft a day.

How often is the Cherry 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 CYL). Readings are provisional and can be revised.