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Lake Fordyce water level today

Lower than usual for this time of year

6,289.51ft

feet above sea level ·

vs normal for Oct 9−69.4 ft
24 hours±0.00 ft
7 days±0.0 ft
30 days−17.1 ft

Is Lake Fordyce low right now?

Lake Fordyce was at 6,289.51 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 69.42 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

Last 12 monthsDaily level Normal range (10–90% of past years)
6,2806,3136,3466,3796,412NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Lake Fordyce on Oct 9 in past years

20256,291.7−2.2
20246,299.7−10.2
20236,366.4−76.9
20226,359.2−69.7
20216,309.7−20.2
20206,387.6−98.1

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

Daily levels, last two weeks

DateLevel (ft)Change
Oct 96,289.51±0.00
Oct 86,289.51±0.00
Oct 76,289.51±0.00
Oct 66,289.51±0.00
Oct 56,289.51±0.00
Oct 46,289.51±0.00
Oct 36,289.51±0.00
Oct 26,289.51±0.00
Oct 16,289.51±0.00
Sep 306,289.51±0.00
Sep 296,289.51±0.00
Sep 286,289.51−16.82
Sep 276,306.33+0.09
Sep 266,306.24+0.10

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

About Lake Fordyce

10-year range
6,289.5 ft (September 28, 2026) to 6,402.6 ft (June 14, 2020)
Data
California Data Exchange Center (DWR) — station LKF
Datum
ft (CDEC; typically NGVD29/NAVD88 per station)

Lakes near Lake Fordyce

Questions

Is Lake Fordyce low right now?

Lake Fordyce was at 6,289.51 ft on October 9, 2026. That is 69.42 ft below the typical level for October 9 — lower than in 9 of 10 past years. Over the past week the lake has been steady.

How often is the Lake Fordyce 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 LKF). Readings are provisional and can be revised.