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Lake Almanor water level today

Normal for this time of year

4,484.88ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9+0.7 ft
24 hours−0.11 ft
7 days−0.7 ft
30 days−2.3 ft

Is Lake Almanor low right now?

Lake Almanor was at 4,484.88 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.72 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.10 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
4,4744,4794,4844,4894,494NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Almanor on Oct 9 in past years

20254,483.7+1.2
20244,485.2−0.3
20234,486.0−1.1
20224,475.8+9.1
20214,476.1+8.7
20204,479.2+5.7

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 94,484.88−0.11
Oct 84,484.99−0.11
Oct 74,485.10−0.09
Oct 64,485.19−0.11
Oct 54,485.30−0.10
Oct 44,485.40−0.06
Oct 34,485.46−0.10
Oct 24,485.56−0.09
Oct 14,485.65−0.04
Sep 304,485.69−0.06
Sep 294,485.75−0.07
Sep 284,485.82−0.04
Sep 274,485.86−0.10
Sep 264,485.96−0.06

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

About Lake Almanor

10-year range
4,434.4 ft (August 31, 2021) to 4,493.3 ft (June 3, 2024)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station ALM
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Almanor

Questions

Is Lake Almanor low right now?

Lake Almanor was at 4,484.88 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 0.72 ft above the typical level for October 9, within the normal range. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.10 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Almanor 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 ALM). Readings are provisional and can be revised.