Lake levels › California

Lake Eleanor water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

4,648.18ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−3.4 ft
24 hours−0.33 ft
7 days−2.4 ft
30 days−5.2 ft

Is Lake Eleanor low right now?

Lake Eleanor was at 4,648.18 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 3.36 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 0.34 ft a day.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
4,6464,6504,6544,6584,662NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Eleanor on Oct 9 in past years

20254,651.6−3.4
20244,650.9−2.7
20234,654.9−6.7
20224,651.6−3.4
20214,652.9−4.7
20204,648.7−0.5

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 94,648.18−0.33
Oct 84,648.51−0.34
Oct 74,648.85−0.33
Oct 64,649.18−0.34
Oct 54,649.52−0.34
Oct 44,649.86−0.34
Oct 34,650.20−0.34
Oct 24,650.54−0.35
Oct 14,650.89−0.35
Sep 304,651.24−0.36
Sep 294,651.60−0.35
Sep 284,651.95−0.25
Sep 274,652.20−0.03
Sep 264,652.23−0.04

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

About Lake Eleanor

10-year range
4,619.5 ft (August 25, 2025) to 5,248.1 ft (April 8, 2019)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station ENR
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Eleanor

Questions

Is Lake Eleanor low right now?

Lake Eleanor was at 4,648.18 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 3.36 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 0.34 ft a day.

How often is the Lake Eleanor 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 ENR). Readings are provisional and can be revised.