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Friant Lake water level today

Normal for this time of year

505.37ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 8−5.0 ft
24 hours+0.61 ft
7 days+1.8 ft
30 days−0.5 ft

Is Friant Lake low right now?

Friant Lake was at 505.37 ft on October 8, 2026. That is 5.01 ft below the typical level for October 8, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.25 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
471500529557586NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Friant Lake on Oct 8 in past years

2025510.4−5.0
2024507.5−2.1
2023487.8+17.6
2022536.1−30.8
2021528.0−22.6
2020478.1+27.3

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 7505.37+0.61
Oct 6504.76+0.84
Oct 5503.92+0.07
Oct 4503.85+0.77
Oct 3503.08+0.03
Oct 2503.05−0.12
Oct 1503.17−0.44
Sep 30503.61−0.38
Sep 29503.99−0.46
Sep 28504.45−0.39
Sep 27504.84−0.06
Sep 26504.90+0.09
Sep 25504.81+0.05
Sep 24504.76+0.02

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

About Friant Lake

10-year range
470.0 ft (November 9, 2023) to 579.7 ft (July 19, 2023)
Operated by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — SPK district, Friant Dam
Datum
NGVD29

Lakes near Friant Lake

Questions

Is Friant Lake low right now?

Friant Lake was at 505.37 ft on October 8, 2026. That is 5.01 ft below the typical level for October 8, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been rising about 0.25 ft a day.

How often is the Friant 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?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SPK district, Friant Dam). Readings are provisional and can be revised.