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Lake Alpine water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

7,289.97ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−2.1 ft
24 hours−0.10 ft
7 days−0.7 ft
30 days−2.9 ft

Is Lake Alpine low right now?

Lake Alpine was at 7,289.97 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.13 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.09 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
7,2767,2837,2907,2977,304NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Alpine on Oct 9 in past years

20257,292.2−2.2
20247,291.7−1.7
20237,296.1−6.1
20227,295.1−5.1
20217,287.0+3.0
20207,291.1−1.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 97,289.97−0.10
Oct 87,290.07−0.09
Oct 77,290.16−0.10
Oct 67,290.26−0.10
Oct 57,290.36−0.09
Oct 47,290.45−0.09
Oct 37,290.54−0.09
Oct 27,290.63−0.10
Oct 17,290.73−0.10
Sep 307,290.83−0.09
Sep 297,290.92−0.12
Sep 287,291.04−0.08
Sep 277,291.12−0.10
Sep 267,291.22−0.10

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

About Lake Alpine

10-year range
7,259.7 ft (April 4, 2023) to 7,302.5 ft (May 9, 2025)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station LEA
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Alpine

Questions

Is Lake Alpine low right now?

Lake Alpine was at 7,289.97 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 2.13 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been falling about 0.09 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Alpine 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 LEA). Readings are provisional and can be revised.